Anahareo, A Wilderness Spirit

This has been a Christmas to celebrate.  Last week my internet and phone were down most of the week (no that's not a celebration though I did get a lot of writing done on next novel) but when I managed to get on again I was thrilled to find among my 43 emails (mostly rubbish) there was one gem of an email from Fireship Press offering me a publishing contract for Anahareo, A Wilderness Spirit.  Thrilled to bits, is an understatement.  As you can gather from some of my previous posts this has been a long road. 

It all started at Christmas..... about 5 years ago, or was it 6?  Watching marathon TV in Cornwall at my mother in laws (as you do) and in between the cowboy films there was Richard Attenborough's film Grey Owl.  'Ah that's up your alley,' says the husband.  And low and behold it was.  We ended up talking about it all during an evening walk.  'Fascinating character I said.  'Anahareo's the one for you,' says my husband.  'You need to write about her.'

Little did her realize what those words started.... Hours and hours and hours and hours of research, travelling to Canada twice and so much more.   And now finally I have something to show for it!