Heather Martin

Fuchsia Parade Heather Martin

Multiple Award Winning memoir-style novel based on the author's true journey to heal, Fuchsia Parade is a raw and candid look at one woman's quest to reclaim herself after being violated at a young age. A recent piece in GTHQ called Kailee Johnson "the type of central female character that great feminist novels are made of - complicated, flawed, badass, powerful, yet tender and compassionate upon further reveal through layers of story. Within the first few chapters of 'Fuchsia Parade, ' we come to know Kailee as a heavy drinker, hard partying woman, well-connected socialite, and someone who has the type of self-confidence we all wish was instilled into us growing up as girls."About the novel: Kailee, a successful and powerful businesswoman in the New York construction industry, has a voracious appetite for men. She anchors her glamorous lifestyle in the up and coming "6th borough" of Jersey City, where Kailee aggressively pursues money, designer shoes, men and cocktails. One day she wakes up to the smell of booze, shame and regret to proclaim the powerful words "I need help." Her search for healing leads to a clairvoyant in Manhattan, to the deepest reaches of her subconscious mind, and to the New Mexican scene of a repressed childhood memory where abuse changed her life forever