My dear followers and subscribers,
Happy weekend! Today I would like to share with you another excerpt from my upcoming novel Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller. Literary Revelations plans to release this novel at the end of June. Thank you for reading.
Jezebel’s Island: A Mystery Thriller by Gabriela Marie Milton – Excerpt 2
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– In this part of the Island, Anastasia, they have not limited our freedom of movement at all. Only our freedom of thought. And what time is there for free thought anyway? One has so much to do. So many brands of bags and socks to choose from. Here everyone thinks they live their own lives as they please, without realizing that in reality they live only what they are allowed to live.
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In the living room, Anastasia’s gaze fell on a photo. She paused for a moment, staring blankly. A heavy, golden frame held a photo of a young man, wearing a white T-shirt with vertical green stripes, Polo brand. Anastasia had been to Jezebel’s house several times, but she had never seen that picture before. Behind him, she could see a field where three golf cars had been abandoned. The photo had been placed on a lemon-yellow wooden console, near which one had to pass to get to the other rooms of the house. It was impossible not to have noticed that picture.
She shivered, feeling like a piece of ice was running down her back, and experienced again that cloudy feeling, still incomprehensible, about Jezebel.
From the foreword
….The question remains: Why Anastasia, this young woman saddled with so great a name? Why has she become the obsession of two figures of the ruling class? Perhaps because her passivity and incuriosity have not brought her into solidarity with her fellow citizens, who share her discontent, but rather have made her an ideal vessel for the plans of the elite.
But what plans? Yet another mystery. There must be, the reader thinks, more to Lady Swartley, more even to Jezebel, who is already so much. And what about the servant Armando, who seems to be much more than a servant, or the archaeologist Esteban, whose presence almost seems to bait and tease Anastasia along some path occluded to all others?
Brian Geiger, Former Editor Vita Brevis Press
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This has me captivated already Gabriela ❤️
Thank you so much my dearest Maggie. Your words mean so much to me. Enjoy the weekend hon!
Truly my pleasure dear Gabriela ❤️
Thank you hon.
You too xo
Gabriela, thank you for reading my poems. You know what it means to a writer to be read, so thank you very much. I look forward to reading more from you.
Sounds like a great mystery and the question is why.. we will have to find out.. sounds compelling! Congratulations on your novel coming out. You’re a busy girl, Gabriela❣️❤️🙌🏽
Thank you so much my dear Cindy. Sending you love and hugs ❤️❤️❤️
You’re so very welcome, dear Gabriela! So much appreciated❣️🙏🏼
Congratulations! I also have published my second novel “Quest for Absence” which is about 350 words and just now available on Amazon and other venues. Spoiler alert: Brian Geiger, Former Editor Vita Brevis Press published several of my poems which are included in this novel set in the Catskill Mountains. I have often wondered what happened to him and to Vita Brevis Press but always grateful for the opportunity he gave me. Wishing you the best!
Congratulations to you too my dear. Brian published only great poetry. My pushcart nomination came from Vita Brevis which still exists. As my post indicates he is not the editor anymore. I miss his poetry journal.
For some reason, I thought Vita Brevis had moved off line. I remember that Brian was at USF, Tampa. I was honored he choose my poems for publication. He was in graduate school.
Vita Brevis is still online. Brian was one of the best editors I have known. Is was very young, still is, and he could detect fine art poetry from the distance. His command of English was stunning.
I am sad he closed the poetry journal.
Where is he now? Still involved in literary?
I cannot really talk about that. I am thrilled that he accepted to read my manuscript and write the foreword.
If Vita Brevis is still in publication as a literary journal, can you post the link so others can find it.? Thank you.
I’m anticipating the arrival!
Thank you from my heart. I an honored dear Christopher.
May your new book bring you great joy, Gabriella, the Fabulous.
Thank you so much dearest Mary. Enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙏❤️❤️❤️