To schedule the authors to speak at your event, please contact Hummingbirdpress@verizon.net There is no charge to your organization. You can choose from several thought provoking topics, including: 1) how 9-11 inspired the novel and how the authors collaborated thousands of miles apart; 2) Plot themes and parallel lessons of the characters; 3) The Role of Literary Fiction in changing cultural norms; 4) Why the 'War on Terror' failed and what can be done about it. For topic details contact Hummingbird Press.
Thomas DiCarlo and Connie Atkinson co-wrote the
mystical-thriller, The Brotherhood of Purity, in response to the events of
9-11. Tom witnessed the Twin Towers fall and narrowly escaped being in the
North Tower at Windows on the World that morning by a twist of fate. It
saved him and five members of his staff.
The trauma
Tom experienced, however, was so great that his sister, Connie, convinced
him to write a story about terrorism, and how the mystical sometimes
intercedes in our lives at just the right times. Connie thought that,
perhaps, writing about it would help heal her usually boisterous, joyful
brother who had become withdrawn and sullen. Happily, was she right, and the
siblings have completed the first volume in the series.
The Brotherhood of Purity is a contemporary
literary novel based on the central and crucial issue of our time – the
ongoing rise of terrorism and the struggle to find a road to lasting peace.
It is written in the tradition of history’s great authors, whose
stories inspired us and changed our culture.
Roll Call: http://www.rollcall.com/news/on_mike_tyson_and_the_war_on_terror_commentary-229651-1.html
Hernando Today: http://heedit.tbo.dc.publicus.com/he/list/hernando-columns/whats-wrong-with-the-war-on-terror-20131114/.
Freeewspos.com: http://www.freenewspos.com/news/latest/39%20Miracle/2
Walla Walla Union Bulletin: http://union-bulletin.com/news/2013/dec/13/mike-tyson-and-war-terror/
Contact Tom at: tdc@thebrotherhoodofpurity.com
Contact Connie at: cda@thebrotherhoodofpurity.com
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Authors at work
http://www.bibliophilicbookblog.com/2013/12/interview-with-connie-atkinson-co.html
Thomas lives on Long Island with his family and
Connie lives in New Zealand with her husband.
This is their first novel.
