SWEET KYRA and the American Dream

About the Book

Prepare to sweep thru an epic American tale with Sweet Kyra Fjord, a woman for all seasons, as she transforms from an obese girl into alluring, brilliant womanhood: A poet, philosopher, journalist and mother, with a penetrati ng view of the human conditi on. High-adventure-and acti on? You bet! - Flashing you through her family story from the Civil War to modern Chicago. From the moment they meet as children, Sweet Kyra soars in adventures with cousin Helga Steinhoff , whose family story takes us back to the Nazi Lebensborn program to create a master race; and best friend Susan Mifume whose ninja, samurai and kamikaze forebears excelled in World War II. Writi ng from an intriguing female point of view, Onin weaves a big story in a unique short literary form including poetry, that misses no riveti ng detail. Bizet’s opera Carmen overarches as a connecti ng force for many enchanti ng characters. And of course, an evil Dragon threatens Sweet Kyra’s life…enjoy.

About the Author

L ike the novel’s protagonist Sweet Kyra, author Onin Age-Iron is at once a poet, journalist, essayist, philosopher and ex-businessperson, who has dipped into “but not sunk into” big city politi cs. A hard-nosed Chicagoan Onin holds a Law Degree and writes out of “Lizard Lick” a one-acre oasis a hop away from the famous White Sands Nati onal Monument desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Onin says: “When I suff er writer’s block I wander about the huge, pure-white dunes and they make my tormenti ng blank page seem small by comparison. It works, and then I go back to work.”