Blue runaways, Jann everard

Stonehewer Books, 2024

In each of the dozen sparkling stories in Blue Runaways, BC writer Jann Everard introduces us to a woman at a turning point in her life: the depressed 20-something amputee, the restless middle-aged wife and mother, the grieving widow. Each woman is figuring out how to fill a hole in her heart. As one mother observes, there are always two choices: “Dig deeper—or reach for the hand that will pull you out.” Everard offers us a gentle hand of wisdom through her haunting prose.

—Sue Nador, Ottawa