The Scent of Leaves
Kathryn Trattner
Publication date: January 15th 2021
Genres: Adult, Fairy Tales, Retelling
Janet has always dreamed about leaving her small town behind and starting over somewhere fresh. The only thing keeping her going is a photography obsession and her film camera. For her, life is a series of late nights spent working at a local gas station and days earning a final college credit before graduation. But she’s been putting it off for so long she’s starting to feel like it might not happen.
One night Tom appears, charming and handsome, and going out of his way to get to know her. Suddenly he’s everywhere in her small town, appearing and disappearing at odd moments, creeping in on her days and nights. As they spend time together, Janet falling more under his spell each day, she begins to realize that reality is different around Tom. Small things begin to happen, odd occurrences turning into strange events, as Janet is pulled deeper into the mystery surrounding him.
In this modern retelling of the classic Ballad of Tam Lin the world is brought into sharp focus through the lens of a camera. The line between what is and is not real blurs, nature stealing in around the edges, and Janet comes to understand that there is more at stake than just a broken heart.
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The Scent of Leaves Excerpt Two
Author Bio:
Kathryn Trattner has loved fairy tales, folk stories, and mythology all of her life. Her hands down favorites have always been East of the Sun, West of the Moon and the story of Persephone and Hades. When not writing or reading she’s traveling as much as possible and taking thousands of photos that probably won’t get edited later. She lives in Oklahoma with her wonderful partner, two very busy children, one of the friendliest dogs ever, and an extremely grumpy cat who doesn’t like anyone at all.
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The Scent of Leaves Excerpt Two
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I think that the cover of your book is colorful and attractive.
Love the sound of this! Definitely adding to my tbr.
I like the simplicity of the cover. Looks great.
This book sounds interesting. Sounds like something I will pick up.
How long was the writing process?
very nice cover, congrats on the release
Story sounds like a good read. I must say, the author’s photo is very different and striking. Never saw anything like that before.. Works well with your story theme.
It looks like a good read.
Sounds like a good read
What an intriguing book! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.
The book sounds interesting. thanks.
Sounds like a wonderful new book read.
What are yr writer’s block tips?
i like the simplicity of the cover
Very confused about the plot- is there a mirror world or alternate time line involved in this?
Sounds interesting! Thank you for sharing!!
I am always interested in learning about new books that i might want to read.