THE PRODIGY
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Fifteen-year-old U.S. National Champion figure skater Jackie Ellis is among the favorites to win the World Championships in Boston. Her mother, Anne, a former Olympian, coached her daughter’s inexplicable rise to the pinnacle of the sport. But Jackie’s near-perfect performance comes to a devastating halt when she fails to execute a difficult jump and crashes to the ice, suffering a traumatic brain injury.
When the girl regains consciousness, she’s confused and disoriented. Although her surroundings are vaguely familiar, she feels as if she’s stepped into a completely different time. Most unnerving, she doesn’t recognize the people who claim to be her parents and has the personality and memories of a Victorian-era girl.
The doctors can’t explain away Anne's daughter’s sudden abilities to play piano and speak fluent Norwegian, skills Jackie never learned. As Anne begins to suspect that this girl may not be her daughter, she confronts the haunting echo of a ghostly legacy that still reverberates through the family’s ancestral home.
Vanguard will debut this novel in late 2025 or early 2026
Praise for this book
Wow, what a journey it has been! First off, let me say, I'm genuinely impressed! Your plot is something else – truly unique, and the way you've managed to intertwine those complex themes? Absolutely commendable.
I genuinely enjoyed reading your book. Honestly, like you mentioned, I've never read anything quite like it before!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Prodigy by Tom Stevens. An intricate plot involving several generations and plenty of Colorado history, it keeps readers on the edge of their seats right up until the end. Intriguing and suspenseful without being scary, and lots of emotional range. For someone who has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley of Colorado for more than 25 years, it was fun reading a story set in Aspen, Leadville and Colorado Springs, among other locales. Having visited many of the locations in the book, I could really visualize the story in my mind. This is a great book for people who live in or have been to Colorado (especially Aspen), but with universal themes of family, parenting, and unfulfilled dreams, it can be enjoyed by anyone. It would make a good film or limited-run television series."