Amy plum

I had feared that love would make me vulnerable. Instead I felt empowered.

He leaned forward and opened his door, politely standing aside to let me by before following me in. There are some advantages to dating a guy from another era, I thought. Though I am a big believer in gender equality, chivalry scores high in my book.

Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart . . . that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. It’s true that I’ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another.

I have to warn you that my bedroom isn't the best place to stage an assault on me. It's where I'm at my weakest, with my bed a mere twenty feet away.

I've always felt that any establishment that doesn't welcome me with open arms doesn't deserve my patronage.

Life is easier in black and white. It's the ambiguity of a world defined in grays that has stripped me of my confidence and left me powerless.

My mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one

Doubt everything [...]. Doubt everything at least once. What you decide to keep, you'll be able to be confident of. And what you decide to ditch, you will replace with what your instincts tell you is true.

Feelings change with time - or at least pain lessens with time; I know that from experience.

We're all lost souls here. It's a good thing we've got each other.

He ran his finger along my jawline and down my neck. "The wait will be fun, but it's not going to be easy."

Would you risk your life for love?

Um, yeah. I guess lying around reading books all day doesn't do much for physical endurance.

Author details

Amy Plum: Biography and Life Work

Amy Plum was a notable Writer.

Plum was born in Portland, Oregon , and raised in Birmingham, Alabama . After receiving a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wheaton College in Illinois, she lived in Paris, London (where she received a master of arts in medieval art history from the Courtauld Institute ) and New York, before settling in France.

Legacy and Personal Influence

Academic foundations were established at Wheaton College, The Courtauld Institute of Art.

Philosophical Views and Reflections

After the End was published in 2014. The first of a two-book series by Plum, it begins in the Alaskan wilderness in a possibly post-apocalyptic world, and tells the story of 17-year-old Juneau, who has mystical powers. After she returns home to find her entire village has been abducted, she searches for them with the assistance of Miles, a rich, spoiled teenager. The book received a starred review in Publishers Weekly .

The series is translated into Hungarian and Turkish, and has received enthusiastic reviews from School Library Journal , VOYA ( Voice of Youth Advocates ), Kirkus, and Publishers Weekly.

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