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Follow on Google News | Suspense, Drama, Romance, Travel, Supernatural… The Saltwater Ghost captures these and moreIs variety the spice of your life? Know what you like but can't find it all in one place? Desire boutique quality but need chain store convenience to please your diverse palette? Fiction author Shiela Jane has triumphed over these dilemmas.
Jane calls this type of storytelling ‘watercolor fiction.’ “A number of elements layer one on top of the other, and sometimes run together, but in the end they create a single cohesive picture,” notes the author. The Saltwater Ghost follows one year in the life of the complex main character, Alden Jurrien, the catalyst for the interwoven story lines that span more than a century. Whether uncovering cultural conventions around love and social class in India or challenging these and other traditions in North America, Alden's maneuvering – adept and not – through life's anticipated and unpredictable events is gripping. Jane's meticulous attention to emotional and geographic settings explores both the beauty and the harshness of people and their surroundings. The quiet coastal areas of Eastern Canada and the bustling metropolis of Mumbai, India, provide rich scenic backdrops that unravel the anguish and joy of the soul. Readers discover what can happen when societal norms mysteriously intersect through time and distance. The novel is a cozy, virtual escape from your day-to-day routine or a perfect companion while on vacation. Enjoy a Free Preview of the first four chapters or purchase The Saltwater Ghost by visiting the book's E-store at https://www.createspace.com/ Synopsis: The Saltwater Ghost by Shiela Jane In the 1870s, Lainey Mercier, a young Mi’kmaq Indian girl, drowns herself off the coast of Saltwater, Prince Edward Island, after she is deserted by her Anglo-Saxon lover. In the 1980s, sixteen-year- More than thirty years later, Alden is divorced, estranged from his children, burnt out in his college professor career, and trying to escape the guilt he still feels by living in India teaching street-hardened teenagers who challenge both his heart and his patience. When Alden unexpectedly gets a job offer from the college in his hometown of Saltwater, he knows it may be the only way to find the peace of mind that running away never brought. He must go home. But the ghosts of the past are still there . . . and they won’t let him rest. Excerpt Chapter 2: Who's There? It may have been the breeze that first made Dana shudder. She hunched her shoulders and did up all the buttons on her sweater. But the cold thing came again—not an all-around cold caused by wind, more like a sudden blast that hit her in the back of the neck like a snowball. She stopped and swivelled around, but there was nothing to see but empty road against a cloudless blue sky. She turned back towards the inn and started walking again, quicker than before. The third time was at the crest of the ridge. Dana felt the thing sliding over her head and shoulders. She reached a hand up to touch her hair and it came away damp. This time Dana didn't turn around or even bother trying to tell herself it was the wind. She just picked her heels up off the path and sprinted the rest of the way to the inn. Excerpt Chapter 3: Mumbai…Just the way it is Anyssa Bhav. At sixteen, she was already 'promised' to a male friend of the family more than twice her age. Soon she would marry, move into the home her husband shared with his parents and brothers and begin raising children under the guidance of her mother-in-law. Anyssa's mother had informed Alden of all this with glowing satisfaction. Alden had asked whether Anyssa agreed to the marriage and received a blank look in return. Anyssa had not been consulted; it was her parents' choice, made with her best interests at heart. Of course Anyssa agreed. She was a Good Girl. Excerpt Chapter 6: Alden Remembers I saw Catfish today, Garnet. He’s a lot wider than he used to be and his hair’s flatter, but still the same old Mitch Pike. He called me Goldenchild. No one's called me that in decades. He's married now and living in his old place across the street. So, we’re going to be neighbours. Mitch wants to have a party—get Dana and some of the other old sods together and pretend it's 1982 again. God, if there's one year I wish I could erase from memory, it'd be that one. Not just because of my Dad dying, but all that stuff with you, too — the way I wrecked things for you and Dana, the fight up on the cliffs... everything. That last day, all the time I was running to get help, all the time they were trying to get you going again, I was praying, 'Let him be okay, PLEASE let him be okay.' I prayed right up until you were in the ambulance and I heard the fire chief say you weren't breathing. They tell you miracles happen if you want them badly enough. It isn’t true. I learnt that in 1982. Goldenchild. That’s what everyone called me. But in the end, it was you who had everything. Until I took it away, that is. Guess I just couldn't stand to give up the title. End
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