Shelter

Francie Greenslade was born in St Catharines, Ontario, and has since lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. She is the author of two works of non-fiction, A Pilgrim in Ireland which won the Saskatchewan Book Award for Non-Fiction and By the Secret Ladder. Shelter is her first novel.

"Poignant, tender and vivid, Shelter traces the relationship of two daughters with their missing mother through family stories. Greenslade's gorgeous landscapes and loving attention to her characters make this journey through loss and survival unforgettable. I was glued to every page." --Eden Robinson, author of Monkey Beach"This book casts a strong spell--the landscape is so vividly rendered, it is a character all on its own, and sisters Maggie and Jenny are unforgettable in their resilience. Greenslade depicts the battle between different types of love with harrowing intensity and quiet compassion. Shelter shows us how wilderness can be a safer haven than a home with four walls, but also how love, despite its heartbreaking unpredictability, remains the shelter we desire most." --Jamie Zeppa, author of Every Time We Say Goodbye"From the very first page, this eloquent, evocative book crept into my heart and wouldn't go away. I think it will linger inside me for a long, long time--like a powerful dream or one of those take-your-breath-away kind of tales that someone tells you in childhood and years later, still haunts you. Shelter is an unforgettable novel about love, loss, family and what it means to go home." --Mira Bartok, author of The Memory Palace"The longing for a lost mother has rarely been expressed so soulfully. The yearning of these two vulnerable young sisters for their mother, who has disappeared, is palpable. I was entirely absorbed in their precarious situation and their desire to find her, yet aware that their mother's gift was the resourcefulness they needed to survive. Greenslade is a fresh new voice that you are sure to hear again." --Bobbie Ann Mason, author of The Girl in the Blue Beret"From the Hardcover edition."