DANCING IN THE RIVER
By George Lee
An unforgettable coming-of-age tale during China’s Cultural Revolution.
Growing up in a small, riverside town, Little Bright, along with his family, is thrusted into the political whirlwinds during China’s Cultural Revolution. As the winds of reform blows through the land, he learns the once-forbidden tongue―English―which lends wings to his sense and sensibility. Once he’s at college, he adopts the English name, Victor. With the deepening of his knowledge of the English language, Victor begins to place himself under the tutelage of Pavlov, Sherlock Holmes, and Shakespeare. When the story unravels, however, Victor’s un-Chinese passion and tension threaten to topple his moral world and mental universe. Now, he must wade into an uncharted journey to unlock the dilemma and to unearth his destiny.
THE AUTHOR
George Lee was born and raised in China. He earned an M.A. in English literature, a Juris Doctor degree, and a Coaching Certificate in Canada. Now he is an attorney, family mediator, and life coach. He lives with his wife and children in Vancouver, Canada. Dancing in The River is his debut novel.
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WHEN WE RETURN
By Eliana Tobias
Who Should be held responsible for public wrongs?
By 2008, it finally seems that the Peruvian government is ready to make amends to its citizens following the violent guerilla movement of the last three decades. Otilia and Salvador, a mother and son torn apart during the conflict and separated for twenty years, are eager for the government to acknowledge their pain and suffering, but they hit a roadblock when the government denies responsibility in their legal case. Things begin to look up when Otilia meets Jerry, a kind man and the son of Jewish parents who escaped the Holocaust. Grappling with his own upbringing and the psychological struggles his parents endured, Jerry is just the person to empathize with Otilia’s situation. Together, Otilia, Jerry, and Salvador must support one another through the turbulent journey that is healing from historical trauma, and through it, they must find the courage to rebuild their lives and open themselves up to love and companionship.
THE AUTHOR
ELIANA TOBIAS was born in Santiago, Chile, to immigrant parents who escaped the Holocaust. She graduated from the University of Chile then completed other degrees in early childhood and special education in the United States and Canada. After working in this field in various capacities, including teaching at the National University of Trujillo in Peru, she moved to Vancouver, where she has lived for thirty years and where she discovered her love of writing. Her rich experience of political turmoil, of listening to stories of the Holocaust when Jewish communities in Europe were shattered, of losing family in Chile under military dictatorship, and living in Peru during a time of intense civil conflict, fueled her passion to write about the ways in which people caught in devastation rebuild their lives. Eliana Tobias lives in Vancouver, B.C.
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NO STONE UNTURNED
By Nadean Stone
A remarkable journey to identity in this riveting memoir.
Philomena meets Lion in this captivating memoir—the story of an orphan abandoned on Christmas Eve by her young, unwed mother and the journey undertaken to find her.
Between 1945 and 1973, about 350,000 unmarried Canadian mothers were coerced or forced into giving their babies up for adoption. Many babies, like Nadean Stone, were illegally given away, like a puppy at the pound, for a nominal donation to the church.
No Stone Unturned follows debut author Stone’s 44-year search for her birth mother utilizing DNA technology and innovative detective skills.
Fans of Inheritance by Dani Shapiro, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith, A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley which became the movie Lion, will love No Stone Unturned!
Told with humor and suspense, No Stone Unturned is an inspiring memoir of courage and perseverance, proving miraculous and happy endings can be achieved when we never give up. Coming to you during National Adoption Month!
THE AUTHOR
NADEAN STONE was born in Blind River Ontario, Canada, graduated from Windsor University in 1973 with a BA and McMaster University in 1976 with an MBA. She obtained her Certificate in Journalism in 2002 and her Certificate of Legal Management, CLM in 2011. In 2004, Nadean helped launch a weekday one-hour talk show on NBC Miramar, FL as the show’s Booker and Celebrity Producer. Nadean is a Legal Management Consultant and author. She works as an advocate for children and adoptees, with an interest in public policy and legislation. In July 2018 she filed a petition with the UN Commission on the Rights of the Child illuminating numerous Articles of the UN Convention that the Province of Ontario has violated in its treatment of illegally adopted children.
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ORPHEUS RISING
By Lance Lee
A daring modern retelling of the Orpheus legend.
Orpheus Rising is a sparkling retelling of the Orpheus legend in modern guise! Sam and his father, John, set off to rescue Sam’s lost mother, Madelyn, from “The Far Land of Fear” and “Dread City”, a startling, imaginative view of the afterlife. A fantasy set in terms of Sam’s tween imagination, they are joined by Lepanto, a very wise Elephant who likes to dance, dressed in Edwardian elegance, through a series of adventures with a most unexpected ending. Children will enjoy the sheer inventiveness of the storytelling, and adults will love the unexpected depths of Sam and his father’s journey to the completion of their hearts’ desire …
THE AUTHOR
LANCE LEE’s poems, stories and articles have appeared widely in both American and English journals. A number of his plays have been produced and published. He founded an MFA program in playwriting at the University of Southern California, and helped found the graduate screenwriting program at California State University, Northridge. He has published several works on screenwriting and drama: The Understructure of Writing for Film & Television, A Poetics for Screenwriters, and The Death and Life of Drama: reflections on writing and human nature (2005) for a wider professional audience. His works also include a novel, Second Chances (2001). A children’s novel, Orpheus Rising, 2021, “A Best Book of 2021, Indie” Kirkus Reviews, and a children’s novella, The Tale Of Brian And The House Painter Mervyn, 2022.
His family is split between Los Angeles, where he helped establish the California State Park System in the Santa Monica Mountains, and London, where a married daughter lives by chance in the family seat for generations on his wife’s side. He has developed an English readership and publication record as a result, and often gives poetry readings when in London.
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