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In the French Quarter of New Orleans, the birth of a baby to a mentally ill woman marks the beginning of life for The Savant of Chelsea. An abusive childhood segues to the operating rooms of the largest medical center in New York as the gifted but unbalanced brain surgeon waits for just the right time to redeem her past. The horrific abuse and neglect of the protagonist eventually leads to the destruction of life. It is pure fiction, but the moral is that we truly reap what we sow. The reader will decide what happens after the climax. "The ending felt like a surprise...I realized how perfect was its O Henry-like irony. A mesmerizing read." " You will see an amazingly wise and independent young girl grow into a puzzling woman genius who feels most comfortable being literally inside another's brain.
About the Author
Suzanne Jenkins is the author of the six Pam of Babylon books, The Greektown Stories, including The Greeks of Beaubien Street, The Princess of Greektown, and Christmas in Greektown, Someone Like You, Alice's Summertime Adventure, The Savant of Chelsea and Atlas of Women. Her short story, Vapor appeared in Willow Review, Spring 2013. A retired operating room nurse, Jenkins divides her time between the west Michigan lakeshore, the Brandywine River Valley, and the mountains of Southern California.http://suzannejenkins.netLike me on Facebook; https://www.facebook.com/suzannejenkinswriterFollow me on Twitter; suzannejenkins3
