Jan Porter

Broschiertes Buch

Barefoot Alice

Beschreibung

"A thoroughly chanting story with a warm, soothing feel to it. Reading this book is like putting on comfy slippers. Highly recommended!" - The Wishing Shelf Review "This delightful and inspirational novel promises to enthrall everyone who loves an empowering tale of self-discovery and appreciation." - The Prairie Book Review "Beautifully written, it is an enchanting story that I will read again and again." Reader's Favorite 5 Star Award Barefoot Alice is a heart-warming tale of one woman's journey of loves, lost and found, of discovering ancestral ties and the magical interconnection with life. Dumped by her husband and homeless, middle-aged Alice finds herself at the Rail Stop Café in a northern gold mining ghost town during a snowstorm. Surrounded by wilderness and a strange community at Golden Lake, Alice finds shelter in a 200-year-old schoolhouse with its ethereal teacher and students. Facing the inevitability of a life alone, she unravels legacy secrets with the help of a kindly old man, the community around and a mysterious wilderness man. She encounters descendants of Dr. Barnardo's British Home Children, gold rush fever, an unconsecrated baby burial, ghost hunting tourists and infringing upscale cottage estates. Befriended by the old schoolhouse ghosts and community, Alice is challenged to survive and overcome a lonely life. Alice's heartwarming journey celebrates the life-affirming qualities of resilience, the importance of community; of this world and spirit world, and the power of love to change lives.

Autor

Award-winning author Jan Porter brings unsung heroes to life in her notable collection of award-winning books. A connoisseur of literary fiction with strong female leads, Jan seeks to move and entertain with her humorous and heartwarming novels. Born in rural Ontario, Canada, Jan grew up in the great outdoors where she was captivated by the tales of small-town rural and the northern wilderness. She discovered her destiny to become an author during her teenage years when she came across old copies of Voltaire's 'Candide', Margaret Caven's 'I Heard The Owl Call My Name' and the works of Robert Service. The worn pages of old books unearthed a passion for transforming thoughts into stories. Handwritten scribbles became short stories until retiring from a career in Human Services when Jan began to focus on her writing and bring her female protagonists to life. Jan is currently cocooned in a northern Ontario sanctuary, where she pens books with strong female heroines and personal growth books. With each new release, Jan continues to share the wisdom of unsung heroes and explore the human condition in literature. Jan's popular contemporary women literary fiction novels and personal growth books are profound, heart-warming, moving, inspiring and often humorous must-reads. ¿Awards: 2021 Reader's Favorite 5 Star Award 'Barefoot Alice' 2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards - Best Book Cover Finalist for 'Barefoot Alice' 2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards - Best Adult Fiction Finalist for 'Barefoot Alice' 2018 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Finalist for 'Maddy's Wings' Two-time winner of the Bookworks Book of the Week Award Reader's Favorite Award for 'Soul Skin, Woman, have you had enough?' and 'Angel Guides, love communication Literary fiction: Barefoot Alice Maddy's Wings Soul Skin, Woman, have you had enough? Peaceful Warrior Woman Self counsel books Angel Guides, love communication Angel Guides, love communication - workbook Angel Guides, love communication - journal Soul Calling, your angel-guided life purpose

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jan Porter
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9798230272984
• Artikelnr.: 73696966