The LOOK of Amie Martine (The Amie Series Book 1)
About
This cocoon you’ve been traveling in is meant to rip apart.
“Strangely euphoric.” “A book that you think about, long after you’ve read it!” “Unforgettable.” Speculative Fiction | Literary | Mystical & Visionary
INTRODUCING: AMIE MARTINE
- Amie — pronounced ah`mee
- as in the French : mon amie
L.A. actors, Sufi poets, deadly Dutch lovers : A sexy new take on Orpheus and Eurydice served with chasers of very cold Icelandic vodka. Set in Phoenix, Hollywood, Iceland, 13th century Persia and beyond the veil, THE LOOK has a vast, global scope with an intimacy you will not want to leave.
- If you like shows like THE OA … read THE LOOK
- If you like poets like Rumi, Hafiz, Attar… read THE LOOK
- If you like actors and their craft… read THE LOOK
- If you like Orpheus & Eurydice… read THE LOOK
- If you like healing from profound grief… read THE LOOK
- If you like diving deep in mysteries of consciousness…
- If you like the colors of aurora borealis…
- If you like Icelandic vodka…
- If you like traveling through time…
- If you like (or survived) a long, dark night of the soul…
- If you like mind-bending self-discovery…
- If you like Irish poets…
- If you like (or don’t like) red-eye flights to NYC…
- If you like exploring life’s BIG questions…
- If you like urban stargazing…
- If you like soulful sensuality…
- If you like unconventional love…
- If you like being alive…
- If you’re not sure… read THE LOOK
“I had such profound thoughts, I often reread parts to re-experience and meditate on the possibilities.” -Samantha
“This book has forever engrained simple beautiful truths that I will constantly remind myself so I don’t forget.” -Cheryll
“Every few pages, there’s a line that cracks me wide open.” -Mark
“The story keeps you glued to the pages.” -Gurpreet
“I recently finished reading Laurie Perez’s The COSMOS of Amie Martine. The last book of a trilogy with which I fell in love. No words I can type will make justice to Amie. I encourage you to get to know her.” -Pablo
Praise for this book
A Book That Offers Mind Yoga Is My Kind of Book | Laurie Perez’s speculative fiction “The Look of Amie Martine” is unforgettable
This is not just any story of magical realism. This is the kind of “wonder tale” that has me riveted from the start...
There are some books that just send your mind to a labyrinth. Once you begin contemplating the events, characters, or concepts presented, you know your life will never be the same. For me, some speculative fiction books or mystical stories have this effect on me. The ideas in these stories inspire me to write, to imagine beyond the earthly realm, and keep my brain working hard to stretch my current understandings of reality.
These “wonder tales,” as Margaret Atwood calls them, are my favorite kinds of books to read. I love Margaret Atwood’s novels as well as so many other authors that write a certain kind of speculative fiction. Some other books that have really grabbed my imagination are Annihilation and the “Southern Reach Trilogy” by Jeff VanderMeer. The ‘what ifs’ presented in this genre are not just entertaining, they give my mind a workout.
When I think about books that make my mind bend, this title has stayed with me the longest: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield. I remember my mind being blown when I read this in college. It came out in 1993, and I was probably introduced to it in 1996. I was really into astrology and tarot then too. All matters of mystery, mysticism, coincidence, and connectedness drew me in. I saw every encounter through the lens of serendipity. I still do to some extent. The more I noticed the interconnectedness of everything, the more I saw coincidence happening everywhere. I was hooked.
Recently, I had a similarly profound experience reading The Look of Amie Martine by Laurie Perez. I met Laurie, here on Medium, and I was drawn into her earthy, yet otherworldly poetry and other writings. When I first read her work, I felt an interconnected spirituality that’s been missing in my life for a long time. I quickly became a fan of her work, and then I found the first book in the “Amie series.”
As a person healing from trauma, I connected right away with the main character. Amie is a transformative healer in her professional life, but the kind of therapy she does is so deep, she gets to people at the soul level. It is hard for me to describe, but my mind loves this kind of yoga. Through Amie’s relationships with some very interesting characters, Laurie Perez tells her story in such a delicious way. It is so believable and fantastical at the same time, and it is hard to put down. However, I had such profound thoughts, I often reread parts to re-experience and meditate on the possibilities.