About Between North & Prior
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Having already lost her daughter once, has Isla lost the most important piece of her identity as well?
Cancer is an ugly word. Even though several years have passed, Isla’s never gotten over the death of her eleven-year-old daughter, Rory. The resulting grief killed her marriage and her teaching career at the same time, and for a while she thought the pain would kill her also.
But Isla has found a new hope to keep her going. She’s no longer alone. Because Rory has returned. Despite wanting to be grateful for her daughter’s ghostly presence, Isla still feels a heavy weight of grief. Rory’s spirit will never grow older. She’ll never be able to play with other children or go to school or experience any of the normal things that Isla once hoped for her. Time can never reverse, but maybe returning to their roots is the only way to move forward again. Isla packs up the contents of their NYC apartment and drives across the Canadian border with her daughter riding shotgun. Their destination: Alberta, the province where she was born. Starting over in Harmony Lake feels like the first important step to facing what the future can hold—for both of them. |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ALISON MCBAIN
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