A Young Girl Learns about Life through an Extraordinary Experience

Aedon Young’s debut novel, Mara Roams, is a stunning narrative that depicts a young girl’s transition from child to adult.      

Fourteen-year-old Mara is like any other teenage girl; she dreams about her future and wonders what adventures lie ahead.

What Mara didn’t expect was for a bicycle accident to transform into an extraordinary experience.

When Mara takes a tumble on a bike ride, she’s thrust into an alternate dimension and what a dimension!  She meets eighteen-year-old Battery, a girl with a tragic past, who becomes her confidante and protector; and then Dru, a handsome young man.  She experiences the thrill of infatuation with him as he gives Mara her first kiss. 

But Dru and Battery harbour a subtle hostility toward one another and Mara discovers the reason when Dru betrays her.

When Mara returns back to her old life, she’s disoriented and frightened.  Forced to conceal the alternate dimension, she is given a gift along with her guilt. She gains a spiritual understanding of the elusive language that links nature – animals, plants and the wind share their secrets – yet her journey is peppered with darkness at times. She grasps the wonders of everyday events and realises that the good and bad in life are orchestrated. Strength of character is the weapon that will enable her to know herself, the world around her, and her place in it.

Young’s story expertly captures the beauty of innocence and the sometimes painful introduction into maturity.

 

About the Author



Aedon Young is a writer, educator, actor and producer. She has finished her second book and is working on the sequels to Mara Roams. She lives in Canada with her husband, daughter, and their dogs