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Bay Area Author Announces New Book U.G.L.Y
OAKLAND, CA (November 12, 2008) – Brandelyn N. Castine recently announced the release of her
latest novel, U.G.L.Y. “I’m anxious for people to read the final product,” said Castine. “I’ve been
working on this for 3 years and I’m very excited about what kind of impact the book’s positive message
will have on the readers.”
In the much anticipated novel, Blair Hughes, a beautiful, intelligent and talented young woman believes
her identity is defined by her size 22 waistline. With constant scrutiny about her weight and a pattern of
failed diets, Blair has given up trying to be the perfect size six and has allowed herself to fade into the
background. When an unexpected betrayal rocks her world, she is suddenly forced to recreate her
personal definition, Blair travels through a series of right and wrong turns, chance encounters and
unimaginable situations that ultimately lead her to a place where she is able to look past the physical and
discover what it truly means to be U.G.L.Y.
U.G.L.Y is Castine’s third released book. She completed her first novel “Everybody Plays the Fool” in
2004 and her first volume of poetry and prose, “Spoken Silence: Life in 4 Parts,” was released in 2006.
As for U.G.L.Y, Castine says, “I hope the book will challenge people to look at who they are,
appreciate themselves, and most of all learn to love who they are and what they represent
unconditionally.”
U.G.L.Y is available on BarnesandNoble.com. For questions regarding U.G.L.Y and/or an interview
with Brandelyn N. Castine, please contact Tymika Morrison at (562) 787-1471 or visit beencee.com.
About Brandelyn N.Castine
Brandelyn N. Castine is the author of Everybody Plays the Fool, a novel; Spoken Silence: Life in four
parts, a volume of poetry; and U.G.L.Y., a novel and currently lives in the Bay Area. As a full time
writer with a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley, Brandelyn is also a contributing author in the Gumbo
For the Soul Anthology, a project that was created to raise funds to support literacy programs in the
Bay Area. In addition, Brandelyn is currently working as a freelance writer for Leather, Empress and
Vapors Magazines.
