Freddie Owens - Then Like the Blind Man - Orbie's Story

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A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. Then
is the enthralling debut novel by Freddie Owens, which tells the story of a feisty wunderkind in the segregated South of the 1950s, and the forces he must overcome to restore order in his world. Evocative of a time and place long past, this absorbing work of magical realism offered with a Southern twist will engage readers who relish the Southern literary canon, or any tale well told.
Nine-year-old Orbie has his cross to bear. After the death of his father, his mother Ruby has off and married his father’s coworker and friend Victor, a slick-talking man with a snake tattoo. Now, Orbie, his sister Missy, and his mother haven’t had a peaceful moment with the heavy-drinking new man of the house. Orbie hates his stepfather more than he can stand; a fact that lands him at his grandparents’ place in Harlan’s Crossroads, Kentucky.
Orbie grudgingly adjusts to life with his doting Granny and carping Granpaw, who are a bit too keen on their black neighbors for Orbie’s taste, not to mention their Pentecostal congregation of snake handlers. And, when he meets the black Choctaw preacher, Moses Mashbone, he learns of powers that might uncover the true cause of his father's death. As a storm of unusual magnitude descends, Orbie happens upon the solution to a paradox at once magical and ordinary. Question is, will it be enough?
Equal parts Hamlet and Huckleberry Finn, it’s a tale that’s rich in meaning, socially relevant, and rollicking with boyhood adventure. The novel mines crucial contemporary issues, as well as the universality of the human experience while also casting a beguiling light on boyhood dreams and fears. It’s a well-spun, nuanced work of fiction that is certain to resonate with lovers of literary fiction, particularly in the Southern tradition of storytelling.
Then Like The Blind Man: Orbie’s Story

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Introducing

FREDDIEOWENS.COM

THE BLIND MAN RECORDINGS
Writings Made Visible in Voice

You can now hear THEN LIKE THE BLIND MAN / Orbie’s Story read aloud by the author at freddieowens.comwhere an audio podcast of the novel replete with sound effects and musical loops is in the process of being recorded and serialized episode by episode and may be listened to for free.

About the Author

Freddie Owens is a poet and fiction writer whose work has been published in Poet Lore, Crystal Clear and Cloudy, and Flying Colors Anthology . The author is a past attendee of Pikes Peak Writer’s Conferences and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, and is a current member of Lighthouse Writer’s Workshop in Denver, Colorado. As a licensed professional counselor and psychotherapist, he for many years counseled perpetrators of domestic violence and sex offenders, and provided therapies for individuals and families. He holds a master’s degree in contemplative psychotherapy from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Born in Kentucky and raised in Detroit, Owens drew inspiration for his first novel, Then Like The Blind Man / Orbie’s Story from childhood experiences growing up around Harlan’s Crossroads, Kentucky. His lifelong studies of Tibetan Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta not to mention his encounters with Native American Shamanism are also of note in this regard.

Copyright

Copyright © 2012 Freddie Owens

Blind Sight Publications All rights reserved ISBN10 1475084498 eBook ISBN - фото 12
Blind Sight Publications

All rights reserved.

ISBN-10: 1475084498

eBook ISBN: 978-1-62111-661-5

EAN-13: 9781475084498

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012905405

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