Persephone Abbott lives in Amsterdam and is a poet and author. In 2024, she took an extended visit to the USA to (re)connect with family and friends. There she addressed the issues of trauma that she experienced and looked into her father’s missing archival materials. Her travel blog can be found here. Persephone re-released the comic novel Mordecai of Monterey by Keith Kumasen Abbott. Persephone’s first novel, Idle Opportunities is a short comic story about a young singer moving from Paris to the Netherlands in 1992. The book is available in paperback and ebook format on Amazon
Inspired by her father’s surrealistic novel Rhino Ritz, Persephone’s created an online fictional novel in the form of a blog: Routine Apparitions. Keith Abbott’s important notebooks and manuscripts have gone missing. But so is Keith because he died years ago. This doesn’t stop the ghost of the Zen monk from wandering around Longmont Colorado looking for his stuff while busy solving crimes with his zany buddies. Of course he has the help of three teenage rebels. Meanwhile the city is in the grips of formidable conspiracy theory and oddball religious zealots, a few in the shape of Tirzah Pyrestone, Gator Matcha, El-Don Mast, Teary Filisteinsdatter Mast, Rabbi Dinah M Lakein and so many more!
A reviewer said: I recently came across your book Idle Opportunities on Amazon and I was immediately charmed by the story. The way you follow Cynthia as she navigates the highs and lows of opera school and family drama is both entertaining and heartfelt. Your novel balances humor emotion and insight in a way that keeps readers engaged from the first page to the last.
Your story brings to life the challenges of pursuing artistic dreams while managing family dynamics. The backstage opera world, combined with Cynthia’s adventures between Paris and the Netherlands, creates a rich and immersive setting. Your humor and well-drawn characters make the story relatable and engaging for readers who love comic novels with depth, memorable personalities, and emotional resonance.
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