THE ISLAND PEOPLE

a story novel

by Jason J. Marchi

In the mesmerizing, gentle and grand tradition of the world’s beloved romantic fantasists and magical realists, Jason Marchi, in this debut novel, follows in the honorable footsteps of Ray Bradbury, Jorge Luis Borges, Daphne du Maurier, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Early praise for

THE ISLAND PEOPLE

"We hear this lyrical, magical voice so little among American writers. With Jason Marchi's work I feel like I am in the hands of a confidant storyteller who knows where he is going, and knows how to take us along for the ride to a satisfying conclusion."

- Sara Powers (Zoetrope: All Story)

"You're stories are excellent. Very moody and beautifully atmospheric. Fine Writing!"

- William F. Nolan (Logan's Run)

"Jason! Love your stories! You are sockdolager."

- Ray Bradbury

Publication date: April 30, 2009

208 pp

Total press run: 1000 copies

Hardcover press run: 1000 copies

Suggested retail:

$22.95 trade paper US (Higher in CANADA)

Printed and bound by Thomson Shore

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THE ISLAND PEOPLE

Come spend the summer on a resort island in New England . . . but don't get too comfortable . . . for things are not as relaxing or as inviting as they first appear.

Whose voice is crying for help in the night fog when nobody is there? Whose name is that on the headstone above the fresh grave plot? Why is the ghost of a U-boat shipman haunting a young island woman? A lighthouse keeper insists a sailing vessel is in distress off Southeast light, but he’s the only one who can see it! And how far will one island native go to keep her beloved farm from being destroyed by greedy developers.

These are the Island People, residents and summer visitors alike, who experience lost loves, summer ghosts, and romantic interludes. Over the course of a summer season you’ll meet the characters who can make us reconsider our own sense of place and belonging in a strange and unpredictable world. Where each of us is alone in life, yet connected in ways unseen but always felt.

SAMPLE STORY COMING SOON !

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Photo by Elizabeth Albright

Jason Marchi was born in New Britain Connecticut, and received his Bachelor of Science Degree (Double Major) in Geology and English from Northeastern University. His stories and poems have appeared in The Sun, Amazing Stories, Weird Tales, Byline, Poetry Break, Pandora, Terraspatial and Verbicide.

Mr. Marchi is also founder of the former New Century Writer Awards, the renown writing competition that sponsored six writers to attend the Zoetrope: All Story Writers' Workshop in Belize, Central America, and awarded $65,000 in grants to dozens of writers.

Marchi lives in Guilford, Connecticut, and is currently working on two novels and several screenplays.

www.jasonmarchi.com