Transcendence

An unusual look at life, life after death, and reincarnation as told by a murder victim's spirit as it exists within a parallel universe, seeking answers to the ageless question - Why are we here?.

A pharmacist is murdered for investigating an international cartel and descends into a parallel, quantum universe where she believes her goal is to reunite her orphaned pets with a uniquely gifted, older woman. What follows is the intermingling of the lives of otherwise unrelated people, leading to the healing of old wounds and hatreds, strength in the face of overwhelming hardship and lasting friendships.

When the old woman suddenly dies, the pharmacist is forced into the old woman's body and is faced with having to continue a life that is not her own while struggling to understand the mystical forces at play in the universe.

Caution: Unnamed characters to give the reader a more immersive experience.

Kirkus Review - "the tale’s dialogue, which, despite grappling with metaphysical ideas, is natural and affable... The interpersonal relationships and friendships this mysticism or extrasensory perception facilitates are warm and welcoming."

D.Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review: The characters, aside from the dogs, have not been assigned names so that you, the reader, enjoy the immersive experience of using your imagination and personal experience to do so freely and unhindered. Each character has been intentionally designed, with very few limitations, to foster that imagination to its utmost extent.

“A much more ethereal and spiritual tone than other stories of reincarnation.

Johanna Kristin Ellerup weaves a tale that incorporates many unusual facets throughout. Readers should cultivate flexibility as they pursue a mercurial story that delves into these different lives and realizations. Any such effort will be well rewarded with a story that is poignant, revealing, and filled with evocative descriptions of not just the familiar world, but other dimensions.”