The Colour Caster
Maya Cunningham is a 40-ish divorcee who lives in Cornwall, England, where she runs a country store. Her only child, Sean, 14, lives with her ex, with whom she’s fighting for custody. Sean is borderline autistic, a condition that appeared after a horrific car accident 12 years prior. The accident left Maya in a brief coma and ultimately claimed her marriage and her self-respect. The story begins when an ailing old man enters Maya’s store, wins her trust and draws her into a drama surrounding a mythic figure who turns out to be her son.

Ex-Pat Journal
The Ex-Pat Journal is a celebration of the joys and struggles of living abroad. From a harrowing bus ride in Tanzania to the power of “Hello” in a Chinese province, more than 30 essays capture the essence of what it’s like to be a stranger in a strange land. There’s the American mother who takes in an orphan in Cambodia, the woman who must navigate a Mexican hospital after her husband breaks his leg, the aid worker who befriends a fisherman in Newfoundland. And while each story is unique, they all speak to amazing discoveries and small triumphs that make life abroad worth living.