M. Rickert, also known as Mary Rickert, crafts narratives with a desire to disappear behind her stories, often writing about herself in the third person. After facing numerous rejections, she began publishing under a mysterious moniker, finding satisfaction in this anonymity. However, a feeling of repetition, or echoing a past self, prompted a return to her full name and the pursuit of formal literary education. This evolution reflects her commitment to authentic self-expression in her writing.
"Meet Quark, a giant of a man carrying scars literally and figuratively, on his return to Bellfairie, as he searches for his father and clues to his mother's mysterious death. But no one goes to Bellfairie on purpose, it's always a wrong turn in someone's life, as Quark will soon learn."--Back cover