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Fiction Contemporary Women

Elemental Eve

by (author) Barbara Kahan

illustrated by Wendy Winter

edited by Brenda Niskala

Publisher
Wild Sage Press
Initial publish date
May 2023
Category
Contemporary Women
Recommended Age
14 to 18
Recommended Grade
9 to 12
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780988122994
    Publish Date
    May 2023
    List Price
    $29.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781738923007
    Publish Date
    Jul 2023
    List Price
    $9.99

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A missing sister, a fire bomb, a talking serpent — drama meets whimsy as four women seek to discover their places in the world. After one son murders the other, Biblical Eve struggles for a reason to wake up in the morning. Centuries later, Eve Markovich grapples with finding her voice as she spirals through the demands of life, from single parenting to battling a multinational corporation, while her friend Solloway McKay tries to make peace with her conflicted heritage as she searches for someone who may not exist. Eve’s great-granddaughter Evie Marten embraces adventure to vanquish family secrets and self doubts, and, through the power of storytelling, gathers the threads that connect each woman to the others through time and space. With touches of magic realism and humour, Elemental Eve is a compelling exploration of contemporary themes.

About the authors

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Brenda Niskala is a poet, fiction writer and currently the Executive Director for the Saskatchewan Publishers Group. She has two chapbooks, What Butterflies Do at Night (2005, BPrint Editions) and Emma's Horizon (2000, Hagpapers), one co-authored collection, Open 24 Hours (1997, Broken Jaw Press), and a book of poetry, Ambergris Moon (1983, Thistledown Press). She has taught Creative Writing for the University of Regina Extension Department, and Sage Hill Writing Experience.

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Excerpt: Elemental Eve (by (author) Barbara Kahan; illustrated by Wendy Winter; edited by Brenda Niskala)

And so I stilled my knee and searched Solloway’s face as I listened to her husky voice. After all, I, Adventurer Eve, had travelled a long way to learn what I wanted to know, from New Zealand to Canada by boat, plane, bus, and train, all the time wishing it were by horse, elephant, or camel. Despite my mother Jaylene’s fears, I ended my journey safely: not impaled on a mountain peak, drowned in the ocean, or dying of thirst on the great plains. And during my stay in the forest no growling bear came close enough to even nibble at my toes.

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