Belfast, 1889. Haunted by her mother's death, Máire McNair discovers the selkie myth that once gave her comfort leads her to the Alaskan wilds and the wild place inside herself. '...this is a beautifully calibrated and vivid and interesting historical novel about love and death in the North American wilderness, that the characters are fascinating, that the evocation of the natural world and the social customs and practices of Tlingit is assured and convincing, and that the story, albeit melancholy, is unfailingly engaging.' ---- Carlo Gebler, author of 'The Siege of Derry'
Published by Knox Robinson Publishing www.knoxrobinsonpublishing.com Available from Amazon and Book Depository
NEWS
I'll be giving a reading from Selkie Dreams at the West Cork Literary Festival in Bantry Bookshop on Monday, July 8 at 11:15pm. http://www.westcorkmusic.ie/literaryfestival/programme
FREE CRITIQUE FRIDAY! Every Friday this June Famelton Writing Services will throw open their doors and offer a FREE assessment on the first 2,000 words of your manuscript.
This is an ideal opportunity for anyone who suspects they need a manuscript assessment but would like to sample the service we offer.
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Selkie Dreams is now available in paperback as well as hardback and ebook.
Kristin is now a consultant with Famelton Writing Services which offer manuscript critique, editing, proofreading and other services for writers.
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Portrayed in Richard Attenborough's film, GreyOwl, starring Pierce Brosnan, Anahareo (1906-1986) was a Canadian First Nations woman who, Anahareo had a passion for the wilderness she shared with her companion, Grey Owl. Later she was awarded Canada's Medal of Honour and Order of Nature. She also challenged the negative stereotypes of Indian women by her dynamic presence unconventional breeches, boots and jacket and her stylishly bobbed hair. In Grey Owl’s words, Anahareo could “swing an axe as well as she could a lipstick.”
Published by Fireship Press, www.fireshippress.com Available from Amazon and Book Depository
Exhibition honouring Grey Owl's Environmental Legacy in Discovery North Bay Museum North Bay Ontario May 7-July 27