Wind Follower - Softcover

As a Jamaican-American and writer of Christian, speculative fiction, and multicultural stories, I like writing stories where all aspects of myself, my culture, my religion, my literary tastes merge. This novel was written as a Christian Black Writer who loves anthropology and African culture. This means I had to ponder what it meant to belong to a religion that -- like Islam-- enslaved Africans. While agreeing with Christianity, the fact remains that many great aspects of African life were destroyed by so-called Christians who were nothing more than racist imperialists. As I read my Bible I often found myself connecting more to Hagar than to Sarah. This is what it means to be a Black Christian. We stand apart from much of the White Christian imperialist rhetoric. My goal in life is not to write stereotypically Christian, stereotypically Black, stereotypically Christian Black, or even stereotypically feminine stories. We all are different from our culture in many ways and very stereotypical in other ways. This book falls in line with those I write in the following genre:   African-American fiction, African-American Christian Fiction, Christian Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Black fiction, African American science fiction, Women's Poetry, African-American poetry, Black poetry, Steampunk, steamfunk, afrofuturism, African American Christian Bible Study, diversity, multiculturalism, African American romance, science fiction romance, fantasy romance.

 Carole McDonnell is the author of the novels Wind Follower, My Life as an Onion, Daughters of Men, and The Constant Tower. Her stories have appeared in many distinguished story collections and anthologies. She was born in Jamaica, West Indies and emigrated with her family to the United States when she was a child. While in Jamaica, she was raised by assorted relatives including her minister grandfather.

She attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, NY and attended SUNY Purchase, a New York art state college. She has been married to comic book artist and cartoonist Luke McDonnell since 1984. She has two sons.

The themes of her stories are about isolation, belongingness and clans. Her stories usually contain a disabled character, characters of diverse ethnicities, and multi-ethnic characters. She often explores world-building scenarios which include religion, race, and culture.
She writes in the following genres: 
 African-American fiction, African-American Christian Fiction, Christian Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Black fiction, African American science fiction, Women's Poetry, African-American poetry, Black poetry, Steampunk, steamfunk, afrofuturism, African American Christian Bible Study, diversity, multiculturalism, African American romance, science fiction romance, fantasy romance.

Carole McDonnell holds a BA degree in Literature from SUNY Purchase and is a writer of Christian, paranormal, and ethnic stories. Her writings appear in variousanthologies. Her reviews appear in print and at various online sites. She is a columnist for several Christian and African-American magazines. She lives in New York with her husband, two sons, and their pets.