Product Description

Once upon a time, a young girl walked into a world of wonder and delight. But that's not where this story starts. The young woman she became published a nationally recognized children's book and edited a star-filled collection of stories to benefit the tsunami relief effort. But that's not where this story ends. Meet Alethea Kontis, a self-proclaimed Genre Chick whose life is an adventure that tears through these pages like a hurricane. Carrot-a-day cancer cures and Murphy as a guardian angel (yes, that Murphy, the guy with all those irritating laws) are just a part of the daily routine for the Incredible Whirlwind of Beauty and Dynamite, the force of nature masquerading in human form.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2804762 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Customer Reviews

An enchanting read
This is a beautifully written collection of essays and poems by the enchanting Alethea Kontis, who I had the pleasure of meeting at Context 21 in Columbus, OH. I bought a copy of her children's book, AlphaOops, and asked her to sign it for my daughters. She's wonderful.

I enjoyed this collection of essays because I simultaneously was enthralled by how enchanting her life seems to be and amazed out how alike we seem to think. Hopefully, I'll get chance to meet her again, so that I asked her to sign my book and so that I can tell her what a role model she is for us girls who want to break into the writing business.

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what it's like to be a writer, a woman, and experience the wonder that is a convention.