Publication date: May 4, 2024 YA | Magical Realism
5.5 x 8.5 in | 186 pgs
Trade paperback: 9781988989792 e-Pub: 9781988989815
In a tragic car accident, 15-year-old Norie loses her father while her mentally ill mother is injured. Her prized possession, an antique artist’s box, is destroyed along with her deep connection to her art. As Norie grapples with her self-identity, obscured by grief and anger, she and her physically and emotionally fragile mother are forced to relocate to a tearoom and lighthouse museum on the shores of Manitoulin Island-Spirit Island where the veil between time and place is thin. With the help of her spirit guide, Norie must overcome her guilt and anger to embrace her artistic identity and save herself and her mother.
Praise for Stones of Barren Bay
The Stones of Burren Bay harkens back to those golden, endless summers when anything was possible: solving a mystery, seeing a ghost, rediscovering yourself… Norie gets to do it all, and transport the reader in the process. A wonderful, compelling, emotional read. Find a hammock immediately.
Claire Ross Dunn, author At Last Count
Emily De Angelis comes from a long line of visual artists, musicians, and storytellers. She was born in Sudbury, Ontario where she lived and taught special needs students for 30 years. A graduate of the Humber School of Writing, her western and Japanese-style poems as well as short stories have been published in various anthologies. The Stones of Burren Bay is her first YA novel. Emily now lives in Woodstock, Ontario while spending summers on Manitoulin Island.
