A Spark's Calling - Michelle E. Black

. .

Résumé :
At twenty-five, Acacia Lane hates her life. First, she had to drop out of art school to care for her dementia-stricken mother. Now, all her friends are getting fabulous opportunities in the art world while she's stuck behind the soul-sucking demo table at Craftology. And the only thing that gives her real joy? Loitering at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, losing herself in the artwork. Then one day, she literally loses herself in the artwork. Peering a bit too closely at a photograph, Acacia somehow falls into the image, into the past, and into the body of the photographer. She emerges, haunted by this newfound ability and desperate to know where it came from. But the more she digs into her powers, the more she finds herself stalked by members of a secret organization known only as the Guardianship. Are they here to help or hurt? Who's the sexy, mysterious museum guard who keeps showing up in her life? And will Acacia ever learn to use her burgeoning powers...or will she lose control and bring down the whole city? Only time will tell. And time is running out.

Biographie:
Michelle E. Black has lived a self-assigned life. Her writing started in adolescent diaries as a way to take notes of her life. She sorted through her feelings and emotions, trying to capture the details in writing. Soon after, she added a camera, and her documenting skills sharpened. The plan was to become a National Geographic photographer. In young adulthood, she chose her adventures with the aim of further improving her portfolio in photography. By the time she had a substantial amount of images to show for it, life happened while she was making plans, and decided to settle down with her husband and start a family instead. Throughout their lives, however, she never stopped writing and often photographed her family like the best of any magazine spread. Over the years, she has been taking on various forms of creative expression, calling herself a Jill of all trades. No Jack about it. Now as her nest is emptying, the accumulation of it all has motivated her to use her imagination in yet another form, fiction writing. When she is not writing, she is photographing the details in life or creating collages in her art studio. When she is not on some new adventure, that is.

Sommaire:
At twenty-five, Acacia Lane hates her life. First, she had to drop out of art school to care for her dementia-stricken mother. Now, all her friends are getting fabulous opportunities in the art world while she's stuck behind the soul-sucking demo table at Craftology. And the only thing that gives her real joy? Loitering at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, losing herself in the artwork. Then one day, she literally loses herself in the artwork. Peering a bit too closely at a photograph, Acacia somehow falls into the image, into the past, and into the body of the photographer. She emerges, haunted by this newfound ability and desperate to know where it came from. But the more she digs into her powers, the more she finds herself stalked by members of a secret organization known only as the Guardianship. Are they here to help or hurt? Who's the sexy, mysterious museum guard who keeps showing up in her life? And will Acacia ever learn to use her burgeoning powers...or will she lose control and bring down the whole city? Only time will tell. And time is running out....