In the summer of 1900 a meteorite lands on the day of Peg Staynor’s baptismal, barely missing the church. This, along with Peg’s almost colourless eyes, resurrects a local superstition that will haunt Peg and her family for years.

Lori Ann Bloomfield grew up on a small farm in rural Ontario before moving to Toronto to be a starving artist. She was an overnight success. She went on to work as a jewelry designer before taking up her pen again, this time to write fiction. Lori lives in Toronto and is the host of the First Line blog, a source of inspiration for fiction writers.

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With the backdrop of the first World War, Lori Ann Bloomfield gives readers a fine literary tale of a woman trying to make her way in life. The Last River Child is a fine addition to fiction collections everywhere.

The Midwest Book Review

Full of tragedy, determination and triumph over people and situations that try to break her, the main character shows that if you believe in yourself then nothing is impossible.

A Hen’s Nest blog

Bloomfield has captured the feel of small town Ontario perfectly. Her descriptions of the farming and town ring true. Her prose are smooth and effortless. I especially enjoyed the letters written between Peg and a young man from Walvern stationed in France.

A Bookworm’s World blog