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A Chatham author has turned to the First World War era to tell a story about a woman finding her place in Canada’s art world.
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Gillian Andrews has released a novel called Gift of the Loon about a woman named Margaret Harrison who meets famed Canadian artist Tom Thompson while painting on the French River in central Ontario.
Thompson later betrays Margaret, and she has to find joy in her life once again, a news release said.
The novel roughly covers the years from 1911 to 1917, and includes Toronto and New York City as settings.
This historical fiction features art, travel, nature, romance and adventure, and has themes of “self-discovery, the roles of women, challenging society’s norms, our relationships with art and nature and the development of Canada’s independent artistic vision,” a release said.
Andrews said the book asks how people define success.
“I’ve decided that I don’t want anyone else to define what success looks like based on how many books I sell, or how much money I make,” Andrews said in the release.
“For me, success is defined by the joy that writing brings me. And it is my hope that other women are inspired by the messages I share in my stories, and are able to relate to my characters. ”
Gift of the Loon is available for order from FriesenPress.com/bookstore, Amazon and Barnes and Noble or by emailing Andrews at [email protected]. The e-book can be purchased on FriesenPress Book Store, Amazon Kindle, Google Play and Apple iBooks.