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Fiction Literary

Tell Anna She's Safe

by (author) Brenda Missen

Publisher
Inanna Publications
Initial publish date
Nov 2012
Category
Literary, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926708294
    Publish Date
    Nov 2012
    List Price
    $45.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781926708201
    Publish Date
    May 2011
    List Price
    $22.95

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Description

Based on a true story, Tell Anna She’s Safe is the tale of two women, one missing, the other searching for her. Driving home alongside West Quebec’s Gatineau River one April afternoon, researcher Ellen McGinn spots a parked car that looks like it might belong to her friend and colleague, Lucy Stockman. She soon finds out that Lucy has disappeared. Ellen has an unusual dream in which she receives three clear messages: she is to search and to write everything down—and Lucy is safe. But is she? Ellen’s continuing dreams seem to indicate otherwise, and then there is the suspicious behaviour of Lucy’s partner, a man with a violent past that includes a manslaughter conviction. What begins as a physical search soon also becomes a determined quest for the truth beyond the stereotypical appearances of her friend’s risky relationship. Terrified for her own life, Ellen reaches a deeper than bargained for understanding of Lucy’s dark journey, and her own.

About the author

Brenda Missen is a writer and editor, active outdoors person, and author of the literary thriller Tell Anna She's Safe (2011). Her personal essays and short stories have appeared in newspapers, outdoor magazines, and anthologies. She lives in Ontario's Madawaska Highlands with her dog, Maddy, near Algonquin Provincial Park, her "canoeing home." Her memoir, Tumblehome recounts both her canoeing adventures in the Canadian wilderness as well as her own personal transformation.

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Editorial Reviews

Gripping. A moving, scary story of love and betrayal.