Orchid Child

Written by Victoria Costello

Narrated by Melissa Kay Benson

In this enchanted family saga, Kate is a neuroscientist who reveres logic and order, unless she’s sleeping with her married lab director and then logic goes out the window. So does Kate’s orderly life in Manhattan after she takes the fall for their affair and Kate’s mother presses her to accept responsibility for her nephew, Teague, an orchid child who hears voices and talks to trees but rarely people.
To salvage her career, Kate agrees to conduct a study in West Ireland where hostile townsfolk rebuff her probe of their historically high rate of schizophrenia, and a local chief Druid identifies Teague’s odd perceptions as the gift of second sight, thrusting a bewildered Kate on a trail of madness, magic, and armed rebellion that leads to her own grandparents, who, she learns, were banished as traitors from the same town.
When a confrontation with the local chief Druid endangers Teague’s life, Kate arrives at the crossroads of ancient Celtic mysticism and 21st century neurodiversity, where the act of witnessing old wounds can heal suffering in the past and present... even hers, if she can accept the limits of science and the power of ancestral ties.
Orchid Child is 96000 words. Global Print and ebook publisher of Orchid Child is Between the Lines Publishing who will release it on June 13, 2023.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Author's Republic
• Release date: Jun 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798823454391

Reviews for Orchid Child

[pratik jha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

? ORCHID CHILD

AUTHOR- Victoria Costello
PUBLISHER- Liminal Books (June 13, 2023)
RATING-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Orchid Child captivates readers with its captivating narrative, keeping them engaged and intrigued from start to finish. However, it offers an additional treat with its exploration of neuroscience, epigenetics, and other timely subjects. This book is a remarkable blend of beauty and intellect.

Kate, a neuroscientist known for her affinity towards logic and order, found herself entangled in a chaotic web when she embarked on a forbidden affair with her married lab director. Her meticulously organized life in Manhattan crumbled when the affair was exposed, leading to her dismissal. Adding to the upheaval, Kate's mother urged her to take responsibility for her fifteen-year-old nephew, Teague, a unique individual with an ethereal disposition who conversed with trees more readily than with people, often hearing voices that others couldn't perceive.

Kate's journey became a transformative exploration, challenging her preconceived notions and forcing her to confront the complexities of the human mind and spirit. In her quest to reconcile the realms of logic and mysticism, she discovered the potential for healing, growth, and acceptance by bridging the gaps between past and present, science and spirituality, and the bonds that connect generations.
How things changed so fast?
What turn and twist will take Kate's life?
Grab your copy asap to settle down your curiosity!!

Author transport readers to fascinating and complex worlds filled with unique characters that feel real and relatable, sparking personal introspection and reflection. Victoria seamlessly intertwines contrasting perspectives and emotional solidarity, providing depth and entanglement to the characters' struggles with their sense of self and place in the world.

Kudos to author for such amazing masterpieces ?

ALL VIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE OF MY OWN AND HONEST.