Spotlight: Silently Still by Julieanne Lynch
Title: Silently Still
Author: Julieanne Lynch
Series: Stand Alone
Genre: Young Adult Coming of Age
Publisher: Self-Published
Release Date: May 19 2015
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook &
Print
Everyone is entitled to making their
own choices in life, but a decision can make or break you. For
Jacinta Kelly, hers came in the form of running away from everything
that reminded her of her roots.
Living in rural Ireland was hard
enough, but living with her mother’s mental illness and her
obsession with her garden took its toll. One winter, the world as she
knows it changes. Jacinta becomes aware of her own mortality, and how
fragile her existence truly is.
Alone and frightened; to live or die,
the choice is hers.
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The salty water coursed down her throat
as she went under for the third time. Flailing her arms, she
struggled to the surface, gasping for breath, trying to find
something to grab a hold of.
It was pointless. The relentless
current tugged at her legs, pulling her under. Wave after wave
crashed down on her head, making her tread harder. Her heart
resounded in her head. When she finally grew tired, her legs felt
heavy and numb.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
This was it. That singular fleeting
moment in her life when she felt at peace.
She felt nothing else. No pain. No
anger. No grief. Just harmony.
An ethereal silence and warmth wrapped
itself around her, a sensation like nothing she had experienced
before. A weightless feeling, void of the burdens that had weighed
her down, surrounded her.
It felt both heavenly and majestic. As
if the sun’s rays radiated down on her, easing the chill of the
night, setting her free from the hurt, the sorrow, and the taste of
the sea.
It was then that everything became
silently still.
Julieanne Lynch is an author of urban
fantasy books for both adults and teens. Julieanne lives in Northern
Ireland, with her husband and five children, where she works on
novels full-time. Before becoming a writer, she considered a few
different career paths, a rock star being one of them. She studied
English Literature and Creative Writing at The Open University, and
considered journalism as a career path. However, she decided writing
was the way for her and is thankful for each day she lives her dream.
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