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Starlight, Shadows and Tears: Love, Loss and the Long Road Home
Manny Stewart is a happy man in this year 2366. He has survived a childhood with his cruel and abusive father, and has matured into a street-smart, ambitious NYPD detective with a talent for his work, and a background as a thief. Married to his childhood sweetheart, Manny has a young son, with another child coming soon.While it is illegal to leave the underground Colony of NY, Manny has been doing so regularly for many years. The family business dealing in black market goods from Philadelphia is a thriving illegal enterprise which has made the family fabulously wealthy.How long can the Colony continue underground, with its aging infrastructure? When a new threat surfaces, it becomes apparent that time is running out. Manny’s career with the NYPD begins to take off just when the Colony is desperately in need of leadership. But his personal life falls apart when a sudden and unforeseeable catastrophe blindsides him, rocking him to his core, and in that moment, everything changes.Starlight, Shadows and Tears is the second book in a three-part series, Starlight and Ashes Trilogy. The first book, Never See the Sun Again, was published in 2021. The third book will be coming soon.
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Susan Greenberg Feltman
3 books10 followersSusan Greenberg Feltman grew up in Mt. Holly, NJ. After graduating from Windham College in Putney, VT with a BA in history, she worked for many years as a legal secretary in New York City, before leaving the work force to raise her infant daughter.
For the past several years, Susan has poured all of her energy and creativity into her online business, designing custom sweaters for actors, musicians, collectors and private individuals (Custom Design Sweater Studio). Now that she is preparing to retire, she is excited to have more time for her writing.
Susan is already hard at work writing Part II of Never See the Sun Again.
Susan has been married for 35 years to Allen Feltman. They live in Leonia, New Jersey.
For the past several years, Susan has poured all of her energy and creativity into her online business, designing custom sweaters for actors, musicians, collectors and private individuals (Custom Design Sweater Studio). Now that she is preparing to retire, she is excited to have more time for her writing.
Susan is already hard at work writing Part II of Never See the Sun Again.
Susan has been married for 35 years to Allen Feltman. They live in Leonia, New Jersey.
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January 31, 2024
Susan Greenberg Feltman writes a dramatic futuristic tale with Starlight, Shadows and Tears
In Starlight, Shadows and Tears, the reader is brought to the year 2364, New York City or now The Colony, such as it is. I first recommend reading the prologue as that paints a small picture of the City, and how it got to be where it is now (the future). I am a big fan of Susan Greenberg Feltman and read whatever this author writes. This author has a grand imagination, and talent for showing the story. This is the second book in the Starlight and Ashes trilogy, where the first book, Never See the Sun Again, was a remarkable story, and I recommend reading that first. I even went back and read it before reading this book. The reader is introduced to Detective Manny Stewart and his pregnant wife, Naztazya aka Naz. And one thing that the author makes a point of telling the reader is that they live in what is referred to as the Stewart Mansion, formerly Rockefeller Center. Their family, including Naz's brother, and their children. Life is something that they are finally happy with, or at least comfortable and it seemed like for everyone it took so long for them to find it, find something. When tragedy hits their family, even though it is more common than not in this time, it takes its toll on the family, and Manny. This is a very powerful read, and even though it is the future, it brings out the humanity in people, and their struggle for survival, and the everyday things, like spending time with your family, and escaping to work, because it's more peaceful than at home. And then, BOOM, another tragedy that is more emotional and heart wrenching. When an author can emote such emotion, and almost bring a reader to tears, then they have written and showed a remarkable story! Especially, when the line that stands out in my mine, is a child asks his father, 'when will she be finished being dead?' That's what this author has done! A reader can get lost in the story. Both thrilling and intriguing, all the way to the end. A definite attention grabber, so much I couldn't put it down. Starlight, Shadows and Tears is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I read this book to give my unbiased and honest review. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews recommends that anyone who reads this book to also write a review.
In Starlight, Shadows and Tears, the reader is brought to the year 2364, New York City or now The Colony, such as it is. I first recommend reading the prologue as that paints a small picture of the City, and how it got to be where it is now (the future). I am a big fan of Susan Greenberg Feltman and read whatever this author writes. This author has a grand imagination, and talent for showing the story. This is the second book in the Starlight and Ashes trilogy, where the first book, Never See the Sun Again, was a remarkable story, and I recommend reading that first. I even went back and read it before reading this book. The reader is introduced to Detective Manny Stewart and his pregnant wife, Naztazya aka Naz. And one thing that the author makes a point of telling the reader is that they live in what is referred to as the Stewart Mansion, formerly Rockefeller Center. Their family, including Naz's brother, and their children. Life is something that they are finally happy with, or at least comfortable and it seemed like for everyone it took so long for them to find it, find something. When tragedy hits their family, even though it is more common than not in this time, it takes its toll on the family, and Manny. This is a very powerful read, and even though it is the future, it brings out the humanity in people, and their struggle for survival, and the everyday things, like spending time with your family, and escaping to work, because it's more peaceful than at home. And then, BOOM, another tragedy that is more emotional and heart wrenching. When an author can emote such emotion, and almost bring a reader to tears, then they have written and showed a remarkable story! Especially, when the line that stands out in my mine, is a child asks his father, 'when will she be finished being dead?' That's what this author has done! A reader can get lost in the story. Both thrilling and intriguing, all the way to the end. A definite attention grabber, so much I couldn't put it down. Starlight, Shadows and Tears is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I read this book to give my unbiased and honest review. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews recommends that anyone who reads this book to also write a review.
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