By Lynette M. Burrows
Miranda has three days until an arranged marriage erases her existence forever.
Unable to bear a loveless marriage in a nation where wives surrender all rights, Miranda escapes.
Freedom costs more than she imagined. In 1961 Fellowship America, obedience is enforced by genetically-identical female assassins called the Angels of Death. Angels who pursue her across a country where trust is fatal and truth is treason. Miranda uncovers her father’s unforgivable acts and her mother’s lies.
The aunt whose funeral she attended? Alive and a scarred warrior of the resistance.
When her supposedly dead aunt agrees to train her, Miranda seizes the chance to fight back. She’ll risk everything to prove she’s more than the naive girl who fled marriage.
Book One of the Fellowship Dystopia trilogy: One girl’s escape fuels a war. What would you sacrifice to keep your soul?
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COMMENTS AND REVIEWS of My Soul to Keep
“The first volume of a trilogy, “My Soul To Keep” by Lynette M. Burrows is the story about a woman who dares to break the rules of her society. But in the dystopia of 1961 Fellowship America, those rules aren’t optional — and they are enforced with a deadly vengeance. As an author, Burrows raises her dystopian novel to an impressive level of literary excellence. With misogynist elements that are easily extrapolated from the politics of Christian Nationalism of today, “My Soul To Keep” is a chilling but inherently fascinating read from start to finish.”
– Jim Cox, Midwest Book Review
“Author Lynette M. Burrows captured my attention with a version of America that feels frighteningly real when you look at the world today. I could picture this oppressive world because of the atmosphere and mood the author created. Miranda starts out desperate but grows into a determined fighter who cares about freedom and the truth. Burrows shows this change powerfully whenever her speech and actions are described, The story is sometimes intense and gripping, and at other times everything slows down so that we have time to explore Miranda’s inner struggles. This got me thinking deeply about freedom and what it means to be true to yourself, even when you might face consequences for it. The relationships between the different characters are moving, showing both the best and worst of what human beings might do to each other under extreme pressure. The writing details the physical and mental difficulties of living under oppression and yet still keeps a thread of hope in the darkest moments. Overall, I strongly recommend My Soul to Keep to anyone who enjoys powerful dystopian books about fighting against oppression with heroes you can easily root for.”
– K.C. Finn for Readers’ Favorite
“An exciting adventure story, a powerful alternate history, and a multi-layered story of personal growth. Miranda sacrifices a life of privilege to rebel against social constraints and to understand painful personal mysteries about her life, revealed only by flashes of memory and confused dreams. As she fights back against the restrictions and hypocrisy of society, she also discovers the secrets of her life and her family, and chooses the values that will drive her actions—and she refuses to ‘print the legend.’”
~ William F. Wu,
author of Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium, Hong on the Range, and many others.
“With the social significance of Handmaid’s Tale and top-notch thriller suspense, My Soul to Keep is a story for the ages.”
~August McLaughlin, author of In Her Shadow
“Great tension and characters!”
~Jennifer O.
“Intriguing and compelling.”
~Julie G.
“No BS, I truly enjoyed your novel.”
~Kate G., bookseller
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MORE ABOUT MY SOUL TO KEEP
A story is born out of an idea that rubs up against a lot of other ideas. That’s true of My Soul to Keep and the rest of the Fellowship Dystopia books.
I blogged about some of the discoveries and ideas that entered the story-making factory in my head and came out as the story of Miranda. There are a few of the blog posts that talk about those discoveries.
Original Cover Reveal and Blurb
Inspiration from Real-Life Heart-Wrenching History, part 1
Inspiration from Real-Life Heart-Wrenching History, part 2
Inspiration from Fire and Brimstone and Redemption.
Podcast Appearance
J. Alexander Greenwood, author of the Pilate series of novels, hosts this podcast. The Mysterious Goings On podcast always has interesting discussions about creativity, writing, and mystery.
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