Will wonders never cease?
Will wonders never cease?
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Helium
A Novel
Joan has a gravity problem—and she’s desperate to keep it hidden. Haunted by a loss too heavy to bear, she drifts to Palomar Gardens, a tiny Southern California commune where hope hovers and teases. Here she encounters George, a charismatic mystic whose lofty visions will soon captivate the world.
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Advance praise for Helium
“A story about flying saucers, burgeoning cult leaders, and a heartbroken woman with a fantastical gift, Helium is a mesmerizing historical novel.”
Foreword Clarion Reviews ***** (5/5 Stars)
“Engaging … a skillfully written, multi-dimensional tale.”
BlueInk Review
“Enthralling literary fiction … the kind of book you devour.”
Independent Book Review
“Dave Kenney's debut, Helium, is a beautiful meditation on what happens when our need to believe inevitably runs headlong into the cost of truth. A richly imagined story of the collective postwar psyche, the novel shows how the terrible, earthbound reality of grief always seems to send us looking for answers in the heavens. It's a fantastic book. I highly recommend it.”
Kevin Powers, National Book Award finalist and author of The Yellow Birds
“Strange, sorrowful, and luminous.”
Literary Titan ***** (5/5 Stars)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dave Kenney
I'm the author of more than two dozen books, all historical nonfiction. My previous career in journalism included stints as a local television reporter and writer with CNN.