Historical women's fiction with a splash of romance.
1894 - Devastated by the deaths of her husband and son during an epidemic in Ghana, Dr. Leah Maays returns home to Edith's Bay, Maine. Hoping to continue her medical career, she discovers the community is hostile to female doctors.
Enter Duncan Shay. After years of being ostracized for murdering a man while robbing a bank, he's developed a persona that can freeze a glass of water.
Unaware Duncan is shunned, Leah tends to a gouge on his hand as if he's just another regular fellow, making Duncan realize the walls he's built to keep others out are too weak to contain his yearnings to belong.
Though drawn to him, Leah resists Duncan's friendship because she can't establish a practice if she, too, is ostracized. To have Leah in his life, Duncan must convince everyone, including himself, that he's more than the worst thing he's ever done in his life.
Reviewers are saying:
“A love story heightened by its tense, slow pace building to a deep crescendo with beautiful and lyrical language.” Kristin Frangoulis, Arts by the Bay, Good Morning Belfast
“A truly engaging story, heartfelt and fresh, with generous servings of wit.” Ellen Sander, author and Belfast poet laureate
“If Song of The Wooden Sparrow chapters were bells, you could strike anyone, and it would ring clear and true.” Kate Mcky, author of adult nonfiction and children’s fiction books
“This engaging and finely crafted 19thC period piece is a tale of love and gossip that will keep you guessing until its satisfying conclusion.” Meredith Toumayan, book reviewer at large
