we’re querying our debut novel: For them He Was day and night.
We’re co-authors and sisters from the Upper Midwest, who enjoy spending time outside with our black lab Indiana Jones, and rewatching the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
B.A. has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Islamic Civilization and Societies, and a Juris Doctorate. After law school, she clerked for a state appellate court before joining a law firm as a business litigation associate. She lives in the Upper Midwest, where she spends her free time reading fantasy novels, writing, studying French, and FaceTiming H.M.
H.M. has a Bachelor of Arts and Master's Degree in Social Work. After obtaining her graduate degree, she was hired as a social worker to provide counseling and services to gang-involved youth. She lives in New England, where she spends her free time coaching soccer, writing, studying Spanish, and FaceTiming B.A.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What’s the book about?:
Thanks for asking! Here’s a one-paragraph pitch:
In the Ironwood—a cold, secluded place—Sol and Mani grew up isolated, and living off the land as their strict father bids. Until they discover that their valley hides the Yggdrasil—the Tree of Life—and that Father is sworn to protect it. The Tree is dying, drawing on Father’s life force to sustain itself. And if it dies, Father—and the rest of the world—will follow. To save them, Sol and Mani must do the unthinkable: leave the Ironwood, and each other, to find a cure. One of the sisters has to succeed or the Yggdrasil will die—and the world with it. But wicked deities will stop at nothing to end Sol and Mani’s journeys, casting monsters and death in their paths. The sisters must find their friends, fight with all they have, and return home by winter’s thaw. If only their faith in the gods, each other, and their inconstant allies can withstand the cold.
what inspired the book?
This book is an allegory for the grief that we experienced following our father's death, the ways in which that loss forced us to mature, and the eventual realization that he had given us the tools to continue living without him.
who will like this book?
This book has something for everyone: adventure, magic, humor, romance, and lots of feelings and character development! Broadly, this book will appeal to adult readers of fantasy, adventure, and mythological retellings. Specifically, this book will appeals to fans of Circe by Madeline Miller, Uprooted by Naomi Novik, and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
