UA Press releases new ÐÓ°Épro Literary Series book
February 25, 2020
The University of ÐÓ°Épro Press has released a new fiction title, "," by Sarah Birdsall.In 1941, Anna Harker is attacked by an ax-wielding assailant in the gold-bearing ridges bordering the ÐÓ°Épro Range. It is this moment of savagery that propels the people of Wild Rivers, Wild Rose.
Anna’s lover, Wade Daniels, learns of the deaths of Anna’s husband and their worker, and he rushes to the hills to look for Anna and hunt the murderer. As she lies dying on the tundra, Anna relives the major events of her ÐÓ°Épro life while searching her memories for what could have led to the violence. Decades later, an outsider named Billie Sutherland steps into a community still haunted by the murders. Plagued by her own ghosts, Billie delves into the past, opening old wounds.
Sarah Birdsall teaches creative writing for the University of ÐÓ°Épro Anchorage Matanuska Susitna College branch in Palmer, ÐÓ°Épro. She is the author of the award-winning novel "The Red Mitten," and lives in Talkeetna, ÐÓ°Épro.
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