- Genre
- Historical fiction / family saga
- Setting
- Newfoundland, 1920s
- ISBN
- 978-1-0678929-0-6
- ISBN ebook
- 978-1-0678929-1-3
- Pages
- 339
Stones Cast for Life
The world Jane steps into is one we can barely imagine today — a rugged, isolated coastline of fishing villages reachable only by sea, where winters are long, neighbours know everything, and a schoolteacher's reputation is her entire livelihood.
Arriving by coastal steamer filled with hope and optimism, Jane quickly wins the hearts of the community. Word of her warmth and her unique gift for inspiring her pupils ripples through the quiet cove. But in the remote outports, fortune turns as fast as the North Atlantic weather.
Before long, love, loss, and harsh judgment surge through Jane's life like the fierce ocean tide, tossing her far off the course she had carefully charted. As local secrets unravel, everything Jane believes about herself, her dreams and her resilience will be put to the ultimate test.
Set against the vividly atmospheric backdrop of 1920s Newfoundland, Stones Cast for Life is a sweeping family saga that follows one courageous woman's struggle to begin again — and again — in a traditional world quick to condemn and slow to forgive.
Hers is a story that deserves to be told.
“Gordon Wright has written a story that makes you feel what you're reading. His compassion, honesty and remarkable story telling captures the resilience of the human spirit in a way that touches your heart long after the final page. Jane's story is unimaginable and her strength is inspiring. He proves that even in life's darkest moments, hope can endure.”
Gordon Wright was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. Stones Cast for Life grew from years of research into the lives of the people who settled the Newfoundland coast. It was inspired by a chance encounter with his own family history in The Rooms, the city's beautiful historical archive. This is his first novel.