Things are changing for Cat Hood, a small-town carpenter living in the mountains. Her first book has been published, her agent's making big plans, and the whole town thinks she's a celebrity. She's also got a long-lost brother who turns up out of nowhere with a wife who's pregnant with twins, a '59 Harley Duo Glide that makes a funny noise, a busted-up hand that puts her out of commission, and a German Shepherd named Mike who won't get off the couch. Enter Melissa McHeaney - doctor, painter, green-eyed Irish lass. The one. And when the pair finally connect, it clicks so loud everybody close to Cat hears it. But Cat is dragging her feet, driving her friends - and herself - crazy. Is she scared off by a good thing? Or does the problem run deeper than that? There's a ghost in Cat's head and heart and a story waiting to be told - the story of her grandmother Kate, who raised Cat and her brother after the death of their parents. The Hoods had emigrated from Scotland in the late 30s, leaving home under mysterious circumstances that Cat was certain were the cause of Kate's cold, harsh brand of mothering that sent her brother Will running for his freedom - and Cat running from herself. Cat Rising is the richly drawn tale of one woman's quest to build a future through the discoveries of her past. Cynn Chadwick paints a vibrant portrait of community - friends and family together for the long haul, no matter how bumpy the ride.
Cynn Chadwick was born and raised in New Jersey but has lived in the South for over twenty years. She is the author of The Cat Rising Series: Cat Rising, Girls With Hammers, Babies, Bikes, & Broads, along with the recently released Angels & Manners, all Bywater Books publications.
In January 2011, Napping Porch Press released the ebook editions of these, as well as both the print and ebook editions of As The Table Turns. Included in her new collection are a series of "Shorts" stories and non-fiction pieces published exclusively for Kindle. Chadwick's novels have garnered Lambda and Golden Crown Literary Award nominations, and placed runner-up for the Bywater Prize in Fiction. Earning both an MA in literature and an MFA in fiction at Goddard College in Vermont, she is currently a lecturer at the University of North Carolina at Asheville where she teaches in the creative writing and masters Programs. Cynn's paintings began as a fun hobby, and has helped bring about Napping Porch Press, which not only publishes Cynn's books, but contains a gallery of paintings, prints, and calendars. Please visit the Napping Porch Press site below.
Cynn lives in the bowl of a spoon-shaped valley in the Blue Ridge Mountainsof Western North Carolina with her mate, Elenna, and their two dogs Arlo and Seamus.
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