Mary Poser: Butterflies and white lies as Bollywood comes to Nashville
Angel A
Sep 2022 · Angel's Leap · Narrated by Heather Nichols
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There's troubled love in Music City, Nashville Tennessee. Despite deeply entrenched obstacles, Southern Belle, Mary, falls for a visiting Bollywood director, Simha Das. A life-changing event leads to questions about who or what intervenes. Passions collide as Mary must come to terms with her darkest secret. 2018 American Fiction Awards Winner. 2018 Best Book Awards Winner 2018 NYC Big Book Award Winner Mary must cross the bridge to her heart to have her butterflies. On the surface Mary Poser is a fun and frolicking love story. Underneath this is a message of hope and inspiration for anyone who feels overwhelmed by anxiety from approval demands of faith and culture. Original uncut version.
There's troubled love in Music City, Nashville Tennessee. Despite deeply entrenched obstacles, Southern Belle, Mary, falls for a visiting Bollywood director, Simha Das. A life-changing event leads to questions about who or what intervenes. Passions collide as Mary must come to terms with her dark...
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Laura Rose
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May 9, 2025
This was my first experience with this author's work, and it was a story that pulled at my heartstrings. I understood Mary who was pulled between her upbringing, her faith, her parents' expectations, an old flame, and a new attraction to a person that many in her family would not consider acceptable. I appreciated Mary's courage as she stumbled down her path of self-discovery and faced the obstacles to her own self-actualization. I liked the flashes of humor Heather Nichols' narration.
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Angel A is an Australian writer, filmmaker, and chiropractor whose work bridges the worlds of healing and storytelling. For thirty years, he has maintained a community chiropractic practice, while simultaneously creating transformational narratives that explore the pivotal moments when people must choose between remaining trapped in inauthentic lives or leaping toward their true selves. His company name, Angel's Leap, is inspired by the French expression "le saut de l'ange"-that crucial moment when we can no longer continue as we have and must decide to either fall into defeat or soar into transformation. This concept is exemplified in his award-winning short film Le Saut De L'Ange, which earned the Special Jury Remi Award (the highest award in its category) at WorldFest-Houston, the festival that discovered Spielberg, Lucas, and the Coen Brothers. Directing under his birth name Adam Mackey, he produced the film in Corsica, France, with an international crew from six countries. Drawing on his deep understanding of archetypal patterns and mythology, Angel A crafts what readers have described as "stories that heal." His debut novel, Mary Poser, earned multiple awards, with its audiobook becoming a 2023 SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts and Sciences) Best VoiceOver finalist. His second novel, Holy Parrot, explores themes of belief, identity, and the courage to question inherited narratives. Each novel begins as a feature film screenplay, reflecting his cinematic approach to storytelling and his ongoing commitment to developing these stories for the screen. Angel A's unique perspective comes from three decades of witnessing how people's physical pain often masks deeper emotional and psychological misalignments. His narratives explore the root causes of human suffering and the transformative power of living authentically. Through compelling characters facing their own Angel's Leap moments, his stories challenge readers to examine their own self-sabotaging patterns and discover the courage to align with their most authentic selves. Genres: Literary Fiction, Mystery, Multicultural, Cultural Heritage, Personal Transformation, Magical Realism
Heather Nichols is an on camera actor and host, as well as a successful voice actor. With a smooth / clear tone and an innate conversational flair, Heather brings scripts to life, infusing them with authenticity and warmth. She effortlessly adds a human touch to every project, creating a bridge between brand and audience. Heather was a 4x SOVAS (Society of Voice Arts and Sciences) Nominee for 2023 in the categories of Audiobooks: Fiction, Audiobooks: Self-Help, Audiobooks: Teen, and Narration: E-Learning! She is trained in improvisation from Groundlings and Second City in LA, and has appeared on camera in numerous TV shows, films, and acclaimed web series. Heather is originally from West Virginia, and resides in Los Angeles.
Angel A is an Australian writer, filmmaker, and chiropractor whose work bridges the worlds of healing and storytelling. For thirty years, he has maintained a community chiropractic practice, while simultaneously creating transformational narratives that explore the pivotal moments when people mus...
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