New York Times, USA Today, and Globe and Mail bestselling author Susanna Kearsley is a former museum curator who loves restoring the lost voices of real people to the page, often in twin-stranded stories that interweave present and past. Her award-winning novels have been published in translation in more than 25 countries. She lives near Toronto.
"Kearsley weaves a richly told contemporary story with an
imaginative, authentically detailed tale from the past, throwing in
just the right elements of romance and the paranormal." - Booklist,
STARRED Review
"RITA Award–winning author Kearsley (The Firebird) pens a
captivating tale of a Long Island family caught up in the
tumultuous events of the French and Indian War (1754–63) that
culminated in the fall of French Canada to the British. Kearsley
skillfully creates an atmosphere of parallel times between past and
present by connecting a random object from the end of each of
Charley's present-day chapters to a like object at the start of the
succeeding chapter belonging to Lydia or Jean-Philippe. This
magical feeling is enhanced by the ghostly presence that Charley
encounters at the museum site and the legends she learns about the
ill-fated lovers. VERDICT Rich characterizations and vivid
historical flavor will keep readers enthralled in both past and
present story lines. Highly recommended for Kearsley's many
admirers and fans of romantic dual-time historical fiction." -
Library Journal
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