Set on the rugged island of Newfoundland, OF SEA AND SEED takes the reader on a tragic journey through the 1920s as one family strives to hold onto life in the face of secrets, betrayal, and tsunami. Chronicling this journey is the family matriarch, Kathleen Kerrigan, who is condemned to an afterlife of atonement for the depth of her crimes in life. But what possible mortal sin could cause heaven to banish this loving mother, grandmother, and storyteller?
A poetic, literary masterpiece, this first book of The Kerrigan Chronicles illuminates the depths of the human heart as it follows three generations suffering from toxic family secrets, shocking betrayals, and the harsh everyday reality that accompanies a life entangled with the sea. This suspenseful account of life in early twentieth century Newfoundland is as stunningly lovely as it is devastatingly heartbreaking.
OF SEA AND SEED is a gripping family saga-an unforgettable must read.
About the Author: Annie Daylon is a Newfoundlander, born and raised on the Avalon Peninsula, the main setting for OF SEA AND SEED. This novel sparked to life when her ninety-three-year-old father told her a true tale of a little girl who survived the 1929 tsunami.
Annie, after many years teaching, delved wholeheartedly into writing. Her novel Castles in the Sand won the 2012 Houston Writers Guild Novel Contest and received the B.R.A.G. Medallion for excellence in indie publishing. To date, she has penned forty short stories and has won, or been short-listed in, several contests. Annie's short fiction appears in literary magazines and anthologies in Canada and the United States. She has also recently released a picture book titled The Many-Colored Invisible Hats of Brenda-Louise.
Annie is a member of the Federation of British Columbia Writers and the Writers Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador. She lives in British Columbia.
