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This work allows readers and writers the possibility of new and ancient modes of storytelling.” — Tracey Lindberg, author of \u003cem \u003eBirdie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The story’s meditations on loss, family, and fateful actions prove absorbing from the opening page.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Harold R. Johnson is a wonderful writer, and \u003cem \u003eClifford\u003c\/em\u003e is his best work yet. For fans of Jack Finney and Richard Matheson, this terrific book is a wonderfully human tale of memory both bitter and sweet, as well as a poignant exploration of time’s hold over all of us.” — Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award–winning author of \u003cem \u003eQuantum Night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eClifford\u003c\/em\u003e is unlike anything I’ve read — it is at once a story of science and magic, love and loss, and a case for the infinite potential of humanity. 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The Björkan Sagas
Drawing upon his Cree and Scandinavian roots, Harold R. Johnson merges myth, fantasy, and history in this epic saga of exploration and adventure.
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Conlin’s writing is nothing short of brilliant, and her ability to create characters who are flawed, mercurial and magnetic is effortless.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[Christy Ann Conlin has] a truly distinctive voice … [\u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e] features characters you don’t usually see: older, rural women.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and timeless, this powerful story about trauma, resilience, and finding your voice proves powerfully relevant for 2021 … Conlin shows a remarkable ability to evoke an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.” — \u003cem \u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Written with the intrigue of a thriller and executed with the mystical grace of poetry, \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy \u003c\/em\u003eis a fierce and thoughtful novel about trauma, healing, and the tender covenant made between survivors.” — \u003cem \u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is a disturbing, elliptical, powerful mystery that becomes intoxicating as the pages turn. It is a lyrical meditation on betrayal and loss, the cruel forces of aging and confinement, and the quirkiness of memory as it recedes and rises like the salty Bay of Fundy waters that haunt this compelling novel. \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is also a passionate testament to the resilience of those who have been wronged, and to their refusal to cave in the face of human evil. I love this novel.” — Lawrence Hill, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem \u003eThe Illegal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Book of Negroes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Moving, funny, and propulsive. In prose both lyrical and sharp, compassionate and wise, Christy Ann Conlin delivers a page-turner with a fierce heart at its core.” — Mona Awad, author of \u003cem \u003eBunny \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin is a conjurer: of place, people, and the haunting past. I was instantly caught up in the darkly mysterious world and indelible characters she has brought to life. Gripping, suspenseful, and lyrically written, \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e caught me by the throat and didn’t let go.” — Alix Ohlin, Scotiabank Giller Prize–shortlisted author of \u003cem \u003eDual Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Dark family secrets, the lore of the sea, and a tender, protective friendship between women all converge in \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, an unusual and surprising story set in idyllic rural Nova Scotia. With subtle humour, Conlin picks the locks on the long-closed doors of two families and bares the ugly, painful skeletons everyone knew were there but chose to hide. At the end she has you wondering just what mysteries your own family might be hiding.” — Sylvia D. Hamilton, author of \u003cem \u003eAnd I Alone Escaped To Tell You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND \u003cem \u003eWATERMARK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Danuta Gleed Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Forest of Reading Evergreen Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Book Awards: Best Short Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A sometimes-mystical Gothic in which the horror arises from those closest to us … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is taut, sharp writing.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Riveting, disturbing tales … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e has enough to fascinate and scare throughout.” — \u003cem \u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A stunning, highly novelistic collection of stories\u003cem \u003e \u003c\/em\u003e… In \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, Conlin, in keeping with her two previous novels, depicts richly complex characters intersecting with memory and place … Conlin’s language, concise and gorgeously vibrant, seduces readers into her detailed, empathetically imagined worlds … From its first lines, \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection like no other, will seize your heart and refuse to let go.” — \u003cem \u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and haunting stories.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Rich with humanity and atmosphere.” — \u003cem \u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“These stories are deliciously discomfiting … Suspenseful excavations of family secrets, as smart as they are creepy.” — \u003cem \u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“There is purpose, precision, and an incredible haunting darkness, all of which are the reasons why \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is such a pleasure to read from cover to cover.” — \u003cem \u003ePickle Me This\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Conlin’s characters are fierce, lonely, dangerous, and wild. This is the best short story collection I've read in years.” — Annabel Lyon, author of \u003cem \u003eOxygen \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin’s stories achieve a dizzying balance of light and dark — the magical with the murderous. Over and over again, Conlin masterfully depicts the lush, somehow uncanny splendour of high summer only to chill us with a counterbalancing night world of hidden creatures and terrible human secrets. The results make for mesmerizing reading.” — Lynn Coady, author of \u003cem \u003eThe Antagonist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eHellgoing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“If you have faith in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction, or if you watch Werner Herzog’s films with a sense of awe, then Christy Ann Conlin’s collection of stories is for you. Equal parts lovely and loathsome, terrifying and tender, this elemental book works with the rawest of raw materials. This is honest and revealing writing from an artist at the top of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark \u003c\/em\u003eis propulsive. These linked stories are gothic dark and sparking with brilliant twists. Characters so vivid you can hear their voices, feel their pulse. Here are deep psychological fractures and betrayals, loss and longing. Adventure and abandon. Conlin’s characters are a splendidly complex; they are sometimes prisoners, and sometimes breaking free. This book is a dangerous joyride.” — Lisa Moore, author of \u003cem \u003eCaught \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eSomething for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“From the Gothic heart of the Annapolis Valley to the dreamlike shores of British Columbia, these stories sparkle with wickedness and dark beauty, reminding us again that Conlin is one of Canada’s most daring and original writers. The range and breadth of style and voice in this collection is astonishing, and her gift for the uncanny is as assured as her masterful writing. Whether it’s through the skewed vision of a heartbroken widower or the vivid delusions of an unrepentant killer, she presents a moving and uncompromising exploration of the deep undercurrents of the human psyche, and the tricks that our minds play — on ourselves and each other.” — Kerry Lee Powell, author of \u003cem \u003eWillem de Kooning’s Paintbrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e takes us beyond mere appearances, offering intimate portraits of characters you quickly realize you only\u003cem \u003e think \u003c\/em\u003eyou know. These are powerful stories that tell secrets — that are interested in, and unafraid of, all the messy details that make up a person, a life.” — Johanna Skibsrud, author of \u003cem \u003eQuartet for the End of Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eThe Sentimentalists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e THE MEMENTO\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Nothing short of dazzling … The dizzying speed of revelation produces, in its masterly way, the effect of what T. S. Eliot calls ‘genuine poetry.’” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic spine-tingler, centering on a haunted house and children hovering between evil and innocence, power and vulnerability … Conlin’s novel lingers on relationships between children and servants, children and their (often absent) parents, and elderly relatives — all within the span of one sultry, sordid summer.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of the uncanny, drawing together a coming-of-age story with elements of ghost stories, haunted houses, family curses, and folk tales. It’s a dizzying feat … A masterful accomplishment from a powerful writer.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Expertly weaving gothic elements, maritime superstition, and the lingering effects of grief, \u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is an eerie return to form — ceaselessly tense until the last page.” — \u003cem \u003eThe Coast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Trust in Christy Ann Conlin. Follow the mythic thread she has expertly woven through this rich labyrinth of a novel and you will be transported. This is the work of a master storyteller operating at the height of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“In this exuberant novel, Christy Ann Conlin offers us a grab bag of gothic delights — a creaking groaning mansion, a precocious twelfth-century-born twelve-year-old, tea parties with the dead, and an unnerving number of fleeting darting “somethings” only glimpsed in the corner of your eye. Wildly imaginative.” — Caroline Adderson, author of \u003cem \u003eEllen in Pieces \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e HEAVE\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Amazon.ca First Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Thomas H. Raddall Atlantic Fiction Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Dartmouth Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Top 100 Book\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Simply a marvellous book … The writing is fine, smooth, and tight. This is an honest tale of family love and hate … \u003cem \u003eHeave\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful book. It’s hard to believe this author is just beginning. 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The Speed of Mercy
A riveting and lyrical novel about a childhood friendship and the dark secrets uncovered in a small Nova Scotia town over the course of one summer.
