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The Taking is the debut book by author Dona Masi, and let’s just say, the whispers are getting loud. This book is a must read. Collective Ink Books is keeping things very close to the vest with this one, teasing us with a glimpse of the cover and a few hints about what’s inside. Word is this novel may truly be something special. We’re showing every detail available, from the intriguing cover art and the publisher’s carefully crafted introduction, to advance reader praise that will help you pre-order today. Let’s do this.
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In This Spotlight On The Taking
About The Taking
An unnatural silence and a feeling that you are all alone in the world. . . John and his daughter, Vera, grieve the loss of Vera’s mother, who mysteriously disappeared when Vera was a baby. As John struggles to raise his troubled daughter, he dismisses connections between his wife’s disappearance and Vera’s bizarre dreams of otherworldly creatures. But when he finds Vera unconscious, lying in a ring of scorched trees, he begins to believe that a mysterious outside force is controlling her fate and his. The Taking is a suspenseful story depicting a loving but difficult relationship between a father and daughter, amid the strange events that underlie their everyday life in a small New England town.
Praise for The Taking
“I read this ultra-vivid tale and cannot be convinced this is not a true story or based on personal knowledge of alien abduction. With UFOs in the news now weekly making us all feel government will soon admit ‘they exist’, one is totally chilled reading this unforgettable and beautifully written book.”–Tom Paine, author of the NY Times Notable Book of the year Scar Vegas and finalist for the Pen/Hemingway award
“A gently woven paean to life both here at home and in corners of the universe so distant, so vast, and so mysterious that we know we’ve only just begun to understand them. Dona Masi’s debut novel, The Taking, finds a most interesting way to bridge two very different worlds: the quaint New England village of Pangea, New Hampshire, and a place of uncertain location, light years away from the planet John Diparma and his daughter, Vera, call home.
“Add to this plateful of literary intrigue generous helpings of anger, disappointment, disillusionment, jealousy, and friendships slowly ripening to romance, and Masi’s novel becomes both an emotional tale of Old New England values and a gently woven paean to life both here at home and in corners of the universe so distant, so vast, and so mysterious that we know we’ve only just begun to understand them.”–Ross Alan Bachelder, author of Revenge: Tales Best Read in the Twilight Hours
About Dona Masi, Author of The Taking
Dona Masi is a writer and editor whose short fiction and articles have been used in reading and writing assessments throughout the country. As a playwright, she has written plays that have been performed at the Provincetown Theater Company and on the Bon Mot radio program. When writing fiction or plays, she loves bringing characters to life and depicting them in all their humanity and heroism.
In her fiction, as in her playwriting, she loves bringing relatable characters to life and depicting them in all their heroic and flawed humanity. Her debut novel, The Taking, was inspired by her interest in UFO folklore and reports of alien encounters. With a B.A. in Liberal Studies from Vermont College, she earned her M.A. in Liberal Studies from the University of New Hampshire. She lives with her husband in Dover, New Hampshire.
You can connect with Dona Masi on her website, on Instagram and on LinkedIn
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Publisher: Collective Ink Books
Pub Date: Jan 1, 2025
ISBN: 9781803415505
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