Tuesday 10 December 2013

PROMOTIONAL SPOTLIGHT - CHIP CROCKETT'S CHRISTMAS CAROL BY ELIZABETH HAND

PROMOTION
The special ebook edition of this book is being re-released in memory of 
special education teacher Anne Marie Murphy,
 a friend of the author's who died in the Sandy Hook shootings. 
All proceeds from ebook sales will go directly to 
Autism Speaks.

Title: Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol
Author: Elizabeth Hand
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 9781480422049
Genre: Sci Fi/Fantasy
Release Date:

BLURB from Netgalley
The father of an autistic child dreams of a Christmas miracle in this moving short novel nominated for the World Fantasy Award—proceeds to be donated to Autism Speaks

When Brendan touches his four-year-old son, Peter screams and pulls away. He suffers from a form of autism known as Pervasive Developmental Disorder and has no idea how much his father wants to make him smile. Their relationship is tortured, but Christmas is coming, and a miracle might come with it.


An unlikely harbinger of the holidays arrives in the form of Tony Kemper, Brendan’s childhood friend who’s never quite gotten over his glory days as a 1970s punk sensation. Broke, unemployed, and homeless, Tony has recently become obsessed with the long-canceled Chip Crockett television show, a beloved memory from when they were kids. Not a minute of footage remains of Chip, but these three boys are about to discover that when an entertainer is truly great, his magic will last forever.


Previously serialized online, this is the first time Chip Crockett’s Christmas Carol has been published in ebook form. Elizabeth Hand will donate all proceeds from this book to Autism Speaks in honor of special education teacher Anne Marie Murphy, who was killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. The two attended the same high school, where Murphy was a friend of Hand’s younger sister.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A New York Times notable and multiple award– winning author, Elizabeth Hand has written seven novels, including the cult classic Waking the Moon, and short-story collections. She is a longtime contributor to numerous publications, including the Washington Post Book World and the Village Voice Literary Supplement. She and her two children divide their time between the coast of Maine and North London.

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