For Release: On Receipt Contact info: Author: Jamilah Kolocotronis, 414-325-5728, http://jamilahkolocotronis.writerswebpages.com Publisher: Linda D. Delgado, Muslim Writers Publishing, publisher@MuslimWritersPublishing.com, www.muslimwriterspublishing.com A Father Returns After 40 Years…His Son Is Accused of Terrorism…And Everything Hangs on the Question of Forgiveness Revenge and revelation take center stage as Muslim convert Joshua Adams struggles with the painful echoes of his past and the frightening accusation of terrorist activity: Rebounding, Part 2 of the five-novel Echoes series, written by American Muslim author Jamilah Kolocotronis. TEMPE, ARIZONA: Joshua Adams’ father, Sam, abandoned his wife and children for another woman when Joshua was barely five months old. After 40 years of neglect, Sam tries to reconnect with his sons. Joshua’s struggles with anger and resentment are inflamed by his father’s cruel remarks about Joshua’s bi-racial marriage. Words spoken in a moment of anger haunt Joshua as Sam seeks revenge and initiates a power struggle between the father and son. The struggle leads to Joshua’s arrest and imprisonment on charges of terrorism. Joshua has little connection to the outside world and must rely on his faith to help him survive isolation and a brutal beating. As events unfold, Joshua is confronted with a painful choice between forgiving Sam, or holding onto his anger and resentment. Jamilah Kolocotronis’ five book series chronicles the lives of Joshua Adams and his Muslim and non-Muslim family members living in Chicago. The first book, Echoes, chronicles Joshua’s wild youth, disastrous teenage marriage, guilt over his short-comings as a father, and conversion to Islam. Rebounding picks up the story when Joshua is forty, well-established and at peace with himself. “Of course, things change radically when his father comes back into his life,” Kolocotronis notes. Kolocotronis’ epic family saga of despair, revenge, bitterness, hope, love, and faith takes its place alongside Roots, The Magnificent Ambersons, The Forsyte Saga, and The Thorn Birds. —Pamela K. Taylor, Co-Chair, Progressive Muslim Union Jamilah Kolocotronis grew up in St. Louis, lived abroad and married a man from Thailand, and converted to Islam at age 23. A former teacher, she turned to writing full-time following September 11, with a goal of providing strong role models for young Muslim men. Rebounding is her third novel. The mother of six boys, she lives in Wisconsin. ### Echoes Backgrounder Books: Echoes (May 5, 2005, 220 pgs and ISBN 1-933037-19-9) Rebounding (February 14, 2006, 372 pgs and ISBN 0-9767861-3-3) Coming soon: Echoes Series: Book 3:Turbulence, Book 4:Ripples, and Book 5:Silence Other Published Books by Jamilah Kolocotronis Fiction - Innocent People, chronicles the lives of an American Muslim family in the year after September 11, 2001. Nonfiction - Islamic Jihad, discusses in depth the principles and practices of military jihad. Jamilah Kolocotronis personal info: Jamilah Kolocotronis is an American Muslim, mother of six sons aged twenty-three to ten. She earned her doctorate degree in Social Science Education. She has traveled extensively in Southeast Asia and taught in Islamic schools for many years. Her education and her experiences as an educator and as a mother have uniquely qualified and driven her interest in writing literature focused on Muslim families, particularly the struggles of Muslim men. Jamilah resides with her husband and sons in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Journalists: Jamilah Kolocotronis is available for interviews. Call 414-325-5728. Publisher Contact: Linda D. Delgado, Muslim Writers Publishing, and publisher@MuslimWritersPublishing.com ###