The Dreamtidings of a Disgruntled Starbeing: Life With a Psychopathic Brother

By Linn Aspen

Many books talk about the psychopath as your potential coworker, neighbor, or partner, but few books touch on the subject of what it's like to grow up with a psychopath; the challenge of keeping one's self when a predator is right there as you take your first steps and you have nowhere to run.

In the sleepy town of Pennington in upstate New York, all is not well in the Tippins household, despite outward appearances. Precocious, 13-year-old Klara Tippins does not fit in with her family, she does not fit in with her peers, and she is beginning to suspect that she is incompatible with life on planet Earth. As she navigates her confusing, disconnected life, she encounters three belief systems—Hinduism, Quakerism, and Q’ero Shamanism—that set her on a journey of self-discovery.

A warmhearted novel about forgiveness and the power of self-acceptance.