The Last Of The Firsts
- Publisher
- Askance Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2024
- Category
- General, Literary, Adoption & Fostering
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781738208340
- Publish Date
- Sep 2024
- List Price
- $7.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781738208333
- Publish Date
- Oct 2024
- List Price
- $27.50
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Description
“It takes an ordinary amount of effort to have an ordinary life. It takes only slightly more effort to have an extraordinary life.” So says Kristen Olsen, and she means it. Kristen takes on the care of her fourteen year-old nephew Thor when his mother, Kristen’s sister, dies. The pair must navigate the agonies of crushing loss and grief with love and determination. In addition to the predictable challenges, Kristen and Thor must also prevail against past bitterness and the misplaced concerns of interfering do-gooders.
Seen through Thor’s eyes, the reader becomes aware sometimes painfully, of how great a loss Kristen also has to bear. The Last Of The Firsts is a story for all ages, told with compassion, tenderness and humour.
About the author
Allison Maher is a former manager of a company that invented spy gear. She now resides on a small farm in rural Nova Scotia. Her first novel for young readers, I, The Spy, was shortlisted for the Red Cedar Award in 2008-2009.
