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New Shoe-Topical Modern Cinderella Novel Available
Encinitas, California – Award winning fiction author, Julie Ann Shapiro, discusses the news angle of her novel, Jen-Zen & The One Shoe Diaries offered by SynergeBooks.com.
A Story of Love and Shoe Obsession
In the popular TV show, Sex and The City, now serialized on Cable TV networks, the character Carrie Bradshaw represents a typical shoe fanatic – single, female, age 35. But this shoe obsession is not just for single women. It is wide spread and the subject of a recent non-fiction book called, Bootism by Michael Duranko (Andrews McMeel Publishing). This book likens shoe enthusiasts to religious zealots. Shapiro adds, “In the novel, Jen-Zen & The One Shoe Diaries, Brad’s own shoe obsession isn’t so different. Brad’s quest for connection and love in the shoes themselves is something women and men will understand on a shoe to shoe and romantic level. His very rendering the shoes as art in his photographic collection, dubbed Shoe-sophy is something would be artists and art aficionados can appreciate. “
Shoe Obsession –Novel’s Cinderella Tale
Brad Lynberry, a successful photographer is trapped by the words of Jen-Zen, the woman he loved. Haunted by the memory of Jen-Zen, a poet, Brad finds himself first fascinated then obsessed with shoes - but only lost shoes! Is Brad haunted, driven by artistic inspiration, or is he going off the deep end? While lost shoes keep popping up in a display of whimsy time is running out. Brad must unravel the mysteries of the shoes and Jen-Zen’s poetic riddles or go mad trying.
The Twilight Zone Connection of the Shoes
Shapiro shares a Twilight Zone shoe moment on the phone. “I answered the phone and felt a Dejavu twinge when Randall Louis Hamilton, the famed photographer said, "I have the One Shoe Diaries - Photo Collection."
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Photographer, Randall Louis Hamilton responded, "That's me...I also photograph the solo shoes I find in my journeys where they lie." A mutual pause..."It's both of us." From two separate coasts, both Randall Louis Hamilton and Julie Ann Shapiro shared an artistic vision, albeit independently. Neither artist knew about the other's work or the many parallels that existed between them. Simultaneously in Florida where Randy lives and in Southern California where Julie lives, a fascination with the "one shoe sightings" emerged. Both artists wondered about the untold story of the singular shoes. Julie imagined a table top book of the shoe photos to go along with her novel; the very photographic collection Randy is amassing. The One Shoe Diaries™ - Photo Collection is appearing in galleries nationwide. Not so different than the photographer in Julie's novel, who also wound up touring the galleries. Randy also imagined people sharing stories about where and when they noticed a singular shoe sighting. When it all materialized in real life, both Julie and Randy felt like they'd stumbled into the Twilight Zone.
About Julie Ann Shapiro
Julie Ann Shapiro http://www.julieannshapiro.com is a freelance writer, novelist and short story author. She is winner of the 2006 Best Little Christmas Story Contest and received recognition as a Million Writers Award Notable Stories of 2004. Julie has over sixty published short stories including the story collection, Flashes of the Other (Pulp Bits) distributed by the Dppstore.com.
For more information about the novel, Jen-Zen & The One Shoe Diaries visit, Jen-Zen Synergebooks.com, or view an excerpt at http://www.synergebooks.com/
Contact Information
Contact Julie Ann Shapiro at Julie@julieannshapiro.com, or at http://www.julieannshapiro.com. The collaborative efforts of both photographer, Randy Hamilton and Author, Julie Ann Shapiro are profiled on the One Shoe Diaries™ website, http://www.oneshoediaries.com.
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