The Bridal Path
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 150
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 200
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What happens when two near strangers get engaged in India, and embark on a trip that is both perilous and roam-antic? They get attacked by temple monkeys on their journey through the Himalayas, and so begins a desperate search for the live rabies’ vaccine throughout India. Five shots are required to escape the fatal disease. In the Basque regions of Spain, there is an encounter with a maleficent stallion that threatens to end the relationship. Along the way there are stories about the medieval towns by the River Garonne in southern France. Immersed in the travails of travel, these two must get to know one another on their way to marriage and what lies beyond. This is a true story of romance and difficult discoveries each finds along the way. In this memoir, will they make it through obstacles to find out What’s love got to do with it?
After receiving an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, Julia Fulton created leading roles in world premieres at Tony award winning South Coast Repertory in southern California, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre. She has starred in numerous streaming films and TV as an actress. As a writer, Ms. Fulton has directed and written the short film documentary Head Start on the Southern Ute Reservation. Her play LAKE POWELL was selected by Cygnet Theatre for their New Play Festival in San Diego, CA. Her memoir THE BRIDAL PATH available on Amazon.com.
Her book Acting for the Camera: from the Actor’s P.O.V. is published by Kendall Hunt. She’s taught acting and film at UCLA, USC, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin. She currently teaches acting, writing and film at the University of California, San Diego. She was named Guest Artist by the British American Drama Academy (BADA)in Oxford, England.
"A richly textured and skillfully crafted memoir that reads like a novel. Gripping, compelling, and amazing! An outstanding read! SYNOPSIS What happens when two near strangers. get engaged and disaster strikes? Take a wild journey from rabid temple monkey attacks in India to a malevolent stallion in the Pyrenees, from the engagement in the Himalayas to an almost fatal accident on the perfect honeymoon in Spain. Getting married under extreme circumstances becomes both the challenge and a test of faith for two people who aren't sure of where they're going. This memoir takes us on a roam-antic adventure abroad and in the backyard of our own fears and self-discoveries and gives us a new picture of what love's got to do with it. This is the compelling, beautifully written story of one woman’s journey to come to grips with both a new marriage and the physical, psychological and emotional aftermath of a horrific horseback riding accident. Startling in its intensity and striking in its strength, The Bridal Path blazes with passion, power, and pathos as the author chronicles her journey of self-discovery and the meaning of "home." It’s a memoir that reads like a novel. She had me at Chapter 1. “There is nothing stable about our profession,” writes the author in the opening pages of this book. A show business professional, she explains that there’s “nothing secure in our plans" or "temporary relationships of convenience and proximity." She asks, "Why had I gone and married this nearly perfect stranger?” What follows is a remarkable memoir that sets out to answer that question and tackle new ones. The book opens with a badly broken leg from a horseback riding accident in the Basque mountains of Spain. Lying in a hospital bed in San Sebastian, Spain, the author, a newlywed, mentally retraces her steps to “to discover how I got here.” As she ponders “What is that alchemy that transforms a single into a double,” Fulton pours out a memoir that’s as lithe and supple as a leather saddle. She also weaves her backstory and family history into current events and context with great skill and panache. Told from the first person, often in the present tense, the nimble narrative includes a monkey attack at a temple in India. Traffic and chaos in New Delhi. Rabies shots, London, parakeets, and the author’s two dogs, Sage and Cyrano. The voice is a skillful blend of journalistic and oratorial. It’s both colloquial and cultured, with an impressive command of the language. Skillfully sidestepping maudlin or morose, the author skillfully draws us into her world of nightmares, panic attacks, “pervasive anxiety, anger and depression” that engulf her, post-accident. Also how her new husband feels “frightened and frustrated” and how her new marriage is “dangling over the gorge," with the "foundation sliding under” her feet. The tone is reflective. Contemplative. Luminescent. We also encounter the “hanging houses” of Cuenca, Spain. A “German Shepard” (sic) asleep in the middle of a bridge. Little Women. Emily Dickinson. How the author wants to rescue everything she sees that’s “Broken, alone, or helpless.” Camping in Yosemite and houseboating trip son Lake Powell. India. France. London. Spain. Dogs and the “Brotherhood of guardians.” (This book will certainly resonate with dog lovers.) Richly textured and gently nuanced, The Bridal Path has a double meaning. The writing is exquisite and exceptional. You’ll want to eat it up with a spoon. The narrative is drenched in vibrant descriptions, pithy observations and robust reflections. It practically jumps off the page and into your heart. Speaking of heart, there is so much of it in these pages. You can almost feel the author’s heartbeat in every paragraph. For example, the closing pages with Sage the dog could wring tears from a turnip. (Bring tissue.) Overall, this is an outstanding book. I’d grab a copy now ‘fize you. Note: This book is listed at “4000 words.” This is inaccurate. It is actually much longer. My Rating: 4.5 REVIEWED"
What happens when two near strangers get engaged in India, and embark on a trip that is both perilous and roam-antic? They get attacked by temple monkeys on their journey through the Himalayas, and so begins a desperate search for the live rabies’ vaccine throughout India. Five shots are required to escape the fatal disease. In the Basque regions of Spain, there is an encounter with a maleficent stallion that threatens to end the relationship. Along the way there are stories about the medieval towns by the River Garonne in southern France. Immersed in the travails of travel, these two must get to know one another on their way to marriage and what lies beyond. This is a true story of romance and difficult discoveries each finds along the way. In this memoir, will they make it through obstacles to find out What’s love got to do with it?
After receiving an MFA in Acting from the Yale School of Drama, Julia Fulton created leading roles in world premieres at Tony award winning South Coast Repertory in southern California, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Yale Repertory Theatre, San Diego Repertory Theatre. She has starred in numerous streaming films and TV as an actress. As a writer, Ms. Fulton has directed and written the short film documentary Head Start on the Southern Ute Reservation. Her play LAKE POWELL was selected by Cygnet Theatre for their New Play Festival in San Diego, CA. Her memoir THE BRIDAL PATH available on Amazon.com.
Her book Acting for the Camera: from the Actor’s P.O.V. is published by Kendall Hunt. She’s taught acting and film at UCLA, USC, Los Angeles, and the University of Texas at Austin. She currently teaches acting, writing and film at the University of California, San Diego. She was named Guest Artist by the British American Drama Academy (BADA)in Oxford, England.
"A richly textured and skillfully crafted memoir that reads like a novel. Gripping, compelling, and amazing! An outstanding read! SYNOPSIS What happens when two near strangers. get engaged and disaster strikes? Take a wild journey from rabid temple monkey attacks in India to a malevolent stallion in the Pyrenees, from the engagement in the Himalayas to an almost fatal accident on the perfect honeymoon in Spain. Getting married under extreme circumstances becomes both the challenge and a test of faith for two people who aren't sure of where they're going. This memoir takes us on a roam-antic adventure abroad and in the backyard of our own fears and self-discoveries and gives us a new picture of what love's got to do with it. This is the compelling, beautifully written story of one woman’s journey to come to grips with both a new marriage and the physical, psychological and emotional aftermath of a horrific horseback riding accident. Startling in its intensity and striking in its strength, The Bridal Path blazes with passion, power, and pathos as the author chronicles her journey of self-discovery and the meaning of "home." It’s a memoir that reads like a novel. She had me at Chapter 1. “There is nothing stable about our profession,” writes the author in the opening pages of this book. A show business professional, she explains that there’s “nothing secure in our plans" or "temporary relationships of convenience and proximity." She asks, "Why had I gone and married this nearly perfect stranger?” What follows is a remarkable memoir that sets out to answer that question and tackle new ones. The book opens with a badly broken leg from a horseback riding accident in the Basque mountains of Spain. Lying in a hospital bed in San Sebastian, Spain, the author, a newlywed, mentally retraces her steps to “to discover how I got here.” As she ponders “What is that alchemy that transforms a single into a double,” Fulton pours out a memoir that’s as lithe and supple as a leather saddle. She also weaves her backstory and family history into current events and context with great skill and panache. Told from the first person, often in the present tense, the nimble narrative includes a monkey attack at a temple in India. Traffic and chaos in New Delhi. Rabies shots, London, parakeets, and the author’s two dogs, Sage and Cyrano. The voice is a skillful blend of journalistic and oratorial. It’s both colloquial and cultured, with an impressive command of the language. Skillfully sidestepping maudlin or morose, the author skillfully draws us into her world of nightmares, panic attacks, “pervasive anxiety, anger and depression” that engulf her, post-accident. Also how her new husband feels “frightened and frustrated” and how her new marriage is “dangling over the gorge," with the "foundation sliding under” her feet. The tone is reflective. Contemplative. Luminescent. We also encounter the “hanging houses” of Cuenca, Spain. A “German Shepard” (sic) asleep in the middle of a bridge. Little Women. Emily Dickinson. How the author wants to rescue everything she sees that’s “Broken, alone, or helpless.” Camping in Yosemite and houseboating trip son Lake Powell. India. France. London. Spain. Dogs and the “Brotherhood of guardians.” (This book will certainly resonate with dog lovers.) Richly textured and gently nuanced, The Bridal Path has a double meaning. The writing is exquisite and exceptional. You’ll want to eat it up with a spoon. The narrative is drenched in vibrant descriptions, pithy observations and robust reflections. It practically jumps off the page and into your heart. Speaking of heart, there is so much of it in these pages. You can almost feel the author’s heartbeat in every paragraph. For example, the closing pages with Sage the dog could wring tears from a turnip. (Bring tissue.) Overall, this is an outstanding book. I’d grab a copy now ‘fize you. Note: This book is listed at “4000 words.” This is inaccurate. It is actually much longer. My Rating: 4.5 REVIEWED"