Hally, a recent widow, leaves her home in Saskatchewan to live on a sailboat off the coast of British Columbia. With the help of the ancient myth of Halcyon, particle physics, and the ghost of her husband Wade, Hally finds strength she never knew she possessed.

Born in Ottawa, Jennifer spent most of her early years in Saskatoon. She has also lived and worked in Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, and, most recently, on Vancouver Island. Jennifer is the author of numerous plays including Beside Myself, also published by Scirocco Drama, and White Lies, published in the online literary journal Ryga: A Journal of Provocations. Her novel, Defying Gravity, was published by Coteau Books and nominated for three Saskatchewan Book Awards including Book of the Year. Jennifer has taught writing, worked as a dramaturge, and her theatre background includes many years working as a professional actor at theatres across Canada such as the Arts Club in Vancouver, Persephone, and Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, and Centaur Theatre in Montreal. She has also worked extensively in broadcast journalism and video production, including thirteen years with CBC News as a host and television journalist specializing in arts features and documentaries. Two of her plays have been presented as staged readings in New York at the Off-Broadway Obie award-winning theatre Urban Stages.

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