Set in the hard times of the early 1900's in Appalachian coal country, TOM QUINN AND THE OTHERWORLD, is the story of a melancholy boy sent to live in the city after the death of his coal miner father. After Tom is driven away from his aunt's house by her cruel housekeeper, he falls in with a strange troupe of ragtag characters headed by the unscrupulous owner of a bar and brothel called the Madrigal.

Interwoven with the story of Tom's life is the story of a beautiful faery named Rhea. She lives in the Otherworld existing parallel to Tom's reality, a dying world that is jeopardized by destruction in the Human sphere. When their paths finally cross, a unique love blossoms between them that changes both themselves and the realities they live in.

Kim Canazzi writes in a lyrical fairytale style with dark Dickensian undertones. This is her first novel. For more about the author and her books go to canazzibooks.com. To view her photography go to wildrosegalleries.com