The Whip: a novel inspired by the story of Charley Parkhurst - Hardcover

Kondazian, Karen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 160182307X ISBN 13: 9781601823076

Publisher: Hansen Publishing Group, LLC, 2013

Synopsis

2014 Readers Favorite- Gold Medal Prize -Winner Best Western Fiction
2013 International Book Award- first place -Winner Best Western Fiction,
2013 National Indie Excellence Award -first place-Best Western fiction
2013 Global Ebook Awards first place-Winner Best Historical Fiction
2012 USA Best Book Award- first place- Winner Best Western Fiction
First Place Goodreads Contest: "Best Book to be made into a Film"
"Top 12 Best Western Books"--Goodreads Contest

The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the old west. As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child. The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track the killer.

Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo. She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unaware of her true sex, fell in love with her. Charley was the first known woman to vote in America in 1868 (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California.

About this title

From the Author

Karen Kondazian's career as an actor, author, journalist and producer,started early in life... At the age of eight, Karen was chosen to be one of the infamous children on Art Linkletter's famous "Kids Say theDarndest Things." The opportunity to miss school during tapings was allit took for Karen to abandon her life's goal of becoming a CIA spy andfocus on acting.

She was born in Boston, completing her education at The University of Vienna and The London Academy of Music andDramatic Arts, after which she began her acting career in New York. Herfirst professional work was in the Off Broadway, award-winningproduction of Michael Cacoyannis' "The Trojan Women," later winning theLos Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in "The RoseTattoo." Tennessee Williams, after seeing her work, was so impressedthat he gave her carte blanche to produce any of his plays in hislifetime. Other award-winning performances include "Sweet Bird of Youth" (with Ed Harris), "Vieux Carre" (with Ray Stricklyn) and Maria Callasin "Master Class." On television, she has appeared as a series regularlead in CBS's "Shannon," and also guest starred in over 50 televisionshows and films including: "James Dean" (with James Franco) and "YesGiorgio" (with Luciano Pavarotti) -- also playing Kate Holiday in DavidWolper's award running series: "Showdown at OK Corral."

She is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

As an author, Kondazian is a multi-award winning novelist. Her debut novel,
"The Whip," won the USA News Book Award (Best Historical Fiction), ReadersFavorite Award (Best Western Fiction), among other awards. The book wasalso featured on the cover of Publishers Weekly and is a screenplay.

As a journalist, her long running weekly column, "Sculpting Your Career,"appeared in BackStage, and Drama-Logue newspapers. Out of those columns, she created her first non fiction book: "The Actor's Encyclopedia ofCasting Directors."

Karen currently resides in Los Angeles, California and is working on her second novel.

About the Author

THE WHIP is Karen Kondazian's debut novel. She is an award winning theatre actress and has starred in over fifty television shows and films, including the role of Kate Holliday in the TV movie, The Shootout at the OK Corral. Kondazian is also author of The Actor's Encyclopedia of Casting Directors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hansen Publishing Group, LLC
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 160182307X
• ISBN 13: 9781601823076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 306