Hi, lovelies! It gives me
great pleasure today to host Iris Dorbian and her new book, “Sentenced to
Shakespeare”! For other stops on her
Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of
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Sentenced to Shakespeare
by Iris Dorbian
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GENRE: Young Adult, Fiction
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BLURB:
"Sentenced
to Shakespeare" is a contemporary young adult novel set in suburban New
Jersey. The story revolves around Leah, a smart and sensitive 15-year-old girl
who is pushed too far by a bully and snaps. Arrested for assault and battery,
Leah is sentenced to an unusual form of rehabilitation-she must take and
complete a Shakespeare workshop or else risk incarceration. Ostracized by her
classmates, abandoned by her only friend, Leah finds comfort and solidarity
with the other juvenile offenders in this same program, with one offering her
something she's never experienced before--love.
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EXCERPT TWO:
“Now,
everyone, I want you all to walk in a circle, but get up on the tip of your
toes and keep your backs arched,” ordered Frank, the charismatic,
ugly-appealing movement instructor, to his underage charges. “Good. Now move as
if you’re part of the Tudor court. Henry VIII is present, and you want to be on
your best behavior to impress this temperamental, fickle monarch. Don’t give
him a chance to chop your head off.”
Leah’s
physical coordination wasn’t conducive to doing these concurrent movements. She
could get up on the tip of her toes and strut around like a royal peacock, yet
she was too spastic to arch her back at the same time.
“No,
Leah!” said Frank, alarmed. “That’s not it. On the tip of your toes. Yes. Good.
Arch your back. No, no, no.”
He
stopped Leah and positioned himself behind her.
“Okay,
now arch your back and walk on the tip of your toes—and remember you’re part of
the Tudor court!” he commanded, removing his arms from her shoulder blades.
Leah
still floundered…miserably.
“No,
Leah, that’s not it! Arch your back! No! Now you’re walking like an old
lady!”
The
comment elicited a peal of giggles among the others, including Kelly, who
apparently, unlike Leah, had the physical suppleness to master the
exercise.
When
her effort didn’t produce the desired outcome, Frank, with the elasticity and
languid ease of a human pretzel, demonstrated by throwing his front pelvis as
forward as anatomically possible while arching his back, as if emulating an
ostrich.
Leah
tried one more time, but it was hopeless.
His
hands flailing in the air, Frank despaired before resigning himself to a muted
chuckle. “Well, I applaud your effort.”
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AUTHOR BIO:
Iris Dorbian is a
professional business and arts journalist whose credits include Forbes, Wall
Street Journal, Crain's New York Business, Venture Capital Journal, Buyouts,
Investopedia, DMNews, Jerusalem Report, the Forward, Playbill, Backstage,
Theatermania, Live Design, Media Industry Newsletter and PR News. She is the
former editor-in-chief of Stage Directions magazine and author of "Great
Producers: Visionaries of the American Theater," which was published by
Allworth Press/Skyhorse Publishing in August 2008; and "Sentenced to
Shakespeare," which was published by Milford House Press, an imprint of
Sunbury Press. Her personal essays have been published in Blue Lyra Review, B O
D Y, Embodied Effigies, Jewish Literary Journal, Diverse Voices Quarterly,
Adanna Literary Journal, ThisSpace.org, Skirt! and Gothesque Magazine. A New
Jersey native, Iris has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia
University.
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Iris ~ Good morning! Welcome to FAB! It is so great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
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