Burying the Pawn: A Novel
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Zeb, a floundering adventure tour operator, wants to live a big, consequential life but is held back by his ADHD. Kiara, a disbarred psychologist and former soccer star, yearns to be a better person but seemingly lacks empathy for others, despite her auditory processing disorder, scoliosis, and Trinidadian immigrant heritage. Leo, a Venezuelan-born investment banker who suffers from anxiety, wants to make his family proud and repay his adopted country, but his mistreatment of Zeb, Kiara, and others might tank his chances. Individually, they struggle to keep their lives from unraveling, but their paths converge in the university town of Chapel Hill as they confront one of America’s most pressing social problems—a broken education system that leaves students with learning differences behind. With tenacity and passion, they work to change the system and give others like them a chance to succeed.
At times joyful and other times heartbreaking, Burying the Pawn is a story about persistence, friendship, redemption, and taking control of your own destiny. Along the way, it offers a nuanced picture of the ways our education system fails students who learn differently and what can be done about it.
Proceeds from the book will benefit the University of North Carolina Learning Center and Smart Kids with Learning Disabilities.
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Jonathan Kaufman is a pickleball- and tango-loving writer whose debut novel, Burying the Pawn, reflects his passion for adventure travel and special education. The son of an American diplomat and a Spanish-born artist, Jonathan received his BA in economics and political science and an MBA from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. He ran his own adventure tour company, Nature Expeditions International, Inc., for eighteen years after working as a White House Budget Office economist and corporate banker.
Jonathan married a Venezuelan-born interior designer, Maria, and nothing has mattered more to them than raising their two children with learning disabilities. Jonathan has become an expert on education reform. He divides his time between South Florida and Chapel Hill, and—wherever he happens to be—roots fanatically for the UNC Tar Heels. Read more about him at www. JonathanKaufmanWriter.com.
