Drift Child

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By (author): Rosella Leslie

Emma Phillips is 35 years old, divorced, depressed… adrift. But when extraordinary circumstances force her to take care of three traumatized, newly orphaned children, this lifelong free spirit finds motherhood may in fact be her true calling. Part adventure, part kitchen-sink drama, Drift Child is firmly rooted in Vancouver Island geography and culture.

AUTHOR

Rosella Leslie

Rosella Leslie has been writing since she was old enough to put thoughts on paper. She has published three novels: The Goat Lady’s Daughter (NeWest Press, 2006; Caitlin Press, 2022), Drift Child (NeWest Press, 2010) and The Federov Legacy (Caitlin Press, 2013). Her non-fiction work includes The Sunshine Coast: A Place to Be (Heritage House, 2001), and she co-authored Bright Seas, Pioneer Spirits: A History of the Sunshine Coast (Touchwood Editions,1996, 2009), Sea-Silver: Inside British Columbia’s Salmon-Farming Industry (Horsdal & Schubart, 1996) and a BC Book Prize winner, A Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming (Harbour Publishing, 2004). Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Western People magazine and the Leader.