Synopsis
When Tess follows an unnamed little girl through the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, she transcends time to search for answers about the disappearance of her mother…thirteen years ago. For months, Tess has experienced vivid dreams that have taken her to Rio’s Carnival, the beaches of Brazil and to the mountaintop statue of Cristo Redentor. Her nighttime travels have also brought home souvenirs like sand in her bed, and fingerprint bruises that circle her wrists like bracelets. Back in the snowy Colorado Rockies, her stateside boyfriend and her grandmother attempt to keep Tess anchored in this reality. What Tess does not realize is that the little girl that she encounters is actually the younger version of herself. She is the conduit between their parallel lives and reveals the life Tess would have endured if her mother kept her in South America. The Conduit explores the possibility of alternative realities and the powerful pull of love and the bond between mothers and daughters—despite separation of time and space.
About the Author
Jill Murphy Long is the author of novels and an award-winning, creative non-fiction book series. She also writes screenplays and teaches creative writing. Since 2005, she has been a book editor and advocate for dozens of other writers to publish their books, too. Prior to writing books, she worked in advertising as a creative director and copywriter for several LA agencies before opening her own: The Ad Group and Murphy & Watt Advertising. Her first best-selling book, Permission to Nap, Taking Time to Restore Your Spirit received the Excellence Award, a distinguished recognition presented by the Chicago Book Clinic and the 2003 Benjamin Franklin Award by the Publishers Marketing Association. The author has appeared on CBS and Fox television stations and has been interviewed by other stations throughout North America. Interviewed by NPR and other major metro radio stations across the country, the author has been the keynote speaker at symposiums, conferences, universities, libraries, and spa resorts including The Golden Door, Canyon Ranch, and Red Mountain Adventure Spa & Resort. Her other titles, Permission to Play and Permission to Party, received press coverage in: USA Today, Better Homes & Gardens, Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, American West In-flight Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, EPregnancy, and the international spa magazine, Pulse, to name a few. Her books have been sold in gift catalogs such as: Isabella, Femail Creations, Paragon, Victorian Trading Company and Jessica's Biscuits. Jill has e-published Skiing With God, which will soon be released as an audio book. The Conduit will also be available as an audio book in the summer 2014. Currently, she's adapting The Conduit into a screenplay because she wants to film in the snowy Colorado Rockies and in Rio. When she is not writing, she's making a movie, skiing, or cycling. To book this author for your creative event, email: theconduitbyJillMurphyLong@gmail.com
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