NO GREAT MATTER
the first novel by M.S. Edwards
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker, And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker,
And in short, I was afraid.”
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot
THE CHEEKY BLURB:
This is not about vampires, or werewolves, or superheroes, or dystopia.
There are no assassins, spies, orphans, or life-threatening illnesses.
There is only a girl.
And a boy.
In Southern California.
And relentless rains.
And the pursuit of umbrellas.
THE TRADITIONAL BLURB:
Sixteen-year-old 4.2 honors student Evie Owens prefers to focus her energies on writing op/ed pieces for the school paper, acing her exams, and getting into the Ivy League of her choice.
But when her best and only friend, Nick Tanaka, starts acting cryptic then falls in with the beautiful people, her priorities are at risk of being derailed.
Throw in suspicious and inexplicable events of the supranatural kind, and now, control freak Evie has to find a way to realign her schema without disappointing her teachers, compromising her life goals, or fumbling a shot at saving humanity despite the derivative New Kid, her enigmatic dojo master, and the four members of resident garage band, Vocal Large.
This is a quiet story about loud hearts—
about knowing too much,
or not enough,
and learning, slowly, that you don’t have to face the rain alone.
I wrote it for the kids who overthink everything, dodge gym class, and secretly believe their best friend might save the world.
— M.S. Edwards
✦ Status
• Complete
• 105,000 words
• Available in print & ebook
Originally self-published in 2018.