It is the winter of 1856, and Beatrice Alexander has just returned from Upper Canada to her home on the Red River, in what is now Manitoba. Her father's new wife is threatened by Beatrice and is driving a wedge into the family.
Five generations later, in the same house, Christmas promises to be a miserable time. Cass's mother died of cancer and her father has remarried a woman with an attitude that's very hardto take. Miraculously, when Cass discovers the star brooch belonging to Beatrice, her visions lead her to Beatrice's diary. Is she really able to communicate with Beatrice across time, or is it all in her imagination?
Margaret Buffie's great skill as a storyteller creates a splendid, engaging novel that offers readers a rich combination of fine history, suspenseful shifts in time, and unforgettable characters.
Margaret Buffie
About Margaret Buffie
MARGARET BUFFIE was born and grew up in the west end of Winnipeg. She began writing in 1985 and her first novel, Who is Frances Rain? quickly became a best seller. Since then, she has published nine more books for young adults. Her books have been published in the United States, Norway, Italy, Sweden, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, and China. Margaret Buffie has been honored with several awards including the prestigious Vicky Metcalf Award for Body of Work.
Praise
Praise
"... a breathtaking novel that is part realism, part time-travel fantasy, and part coming of age tale." —QUILL & QUIRE
"... The alternating narratives are gripping.... Readers will be pulled in by the searing history of bigotry as well as the universals of famiy conflict, love, and friendship." —BOOKLIST