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Laura Maylene Walter

Biography

Laura Maylene Walter

Laura Maylene Walter is a writer and editor in Cleveland. Her writing has appeared in Poets & Writers, Kenyon Review, The Sun, Ninth Letter, The Masters Review and many other publications. She has been a Tin House Scholar, a recipient of the Ohioana Library Association’s Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant, and a writer‑in‑residence at Yaddo, the Chautauqua Institution, and Art Omi: Writers. BODY OF STARS is her debut novel.

Laura Maylene Walter

Books by Laura Maylene Walter

Body of Stars
by Laura Maylene Walter - Dystopian Fiction, Fiction

Celeste Morton has eagerly awaited her passage to adulthood. Like every girl, she was born with a set of childhood markings --- the freckles, moles and birthmarks on her body that foretell her future and that of those around her --- and with puberty will come a new set of predictions that will solidify her fate. Celeste's beloved brother, Miles, is equally anticipating her transition to adulthood. As a skilled interpreter of the future, a field that typically excludes men, Miles considers Celeste his practice ground --- and the only clue to what his own future will bring. But when Celeste changes, she learns a devastating secret about Miles' fate. The lies of brother and sister eventually collide, leading to a tragedy that will irrevocably change Celeste's fate.