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Gold And Fishes [Hardcover]

Donna Carrick
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Book Description

February 8, 2007
Foreign aid worker Ayla Harris is struggling to bring hope back into the ruins of post-tsunami Indonesia. But when she discovers that her disreputable brother-in-law is missing, she sets out to find him and soon realizes that her own life is in terrible danger.

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About the Author

Donna Carrick was raised in the Canadian Military. She studied English literature and psychology at the University of Toronto. An accounting manager, wife and mother of three, she lives in Toronto, Ontario in Canada. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (February 8, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1419647563
  • ISBN-13: 978-1419647567
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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An Air Force Brat, Donna Carrick grew up in locations all over Canada. Her primary influences came from small town Saskatchewan, Northern Ontario, the mining towns of Cape Breton, Northern Quebec and her birth province of New Brunswick.

An executive member of Crime Writers Of Canada, Donna volunteers her time as a mentor to aspiring CWC authors. She remains active in the Canadian writing scene, supporting Sisters In Crime, Word On The Street, Bloody Words and a variety of other venues for the literary arts.

Donna is the author of 3 mystery novels: The First Excellence ~ Fa-ling's Map, Gold And Fishes and The Noon God. All titles are available in paperback as well as Kindle and e-reader versions. Her 3rd full-length crime novel, The First Excellence, won the 2011 Indie Book Event Award for excellence in fiction!

In addition, her Toboggan Mystery Series, which includes "Sept-Iles and other places" and "Knowing Penelope", offers short-story lovers a broad collection of her work for Kindle.

Donna's interest in creative writing was established early and developed into a passion for fiction that continues to this day. She studied both Literature and Psychology at the University of Toronto and currently writes novels, short stories and poetry.

She enjoys sharing her knowledge of and enthusiasm for the independent and self-publishing industry. Contact Carrick Publishing to arrange a workshop or group engagement.

An office manager, wife and mother of three, Donna divides her time between the hectic pace of Toronto and the relative peace of Ontario's spectacular Georgian Bay. Life is never dull with husband/author Alex Carrick, their children, their beloved golden retriever Daisy and Dora The Cat.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gold and Fishes October 3, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was a wonderful book about the aftermath of the terrible tsunami that washed away countless people in 2004. Wonderfully researched, the story was primarily about and aid worker, Ayla Harris, who went on a relief mission to Banda Aceh. She is there to help people recover from the devastation of the tsunami, but also to try to locate her brother in law who was vacationing there.

I especially appreciated the descriptions of the challenges relief workers face. Facing cultural sensitivities, theft, lonliness, lack of supplies, food, water. and more, the aid workers carried on the good work for all the right reasons.

I have always appreciated the work that aid workers do, and fantasized doing some work myself. This book made me consider the work in a very different way.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Absolute Gem March 8, 2010
By J. Knox
Format:Paperback
Donna Carrick's "Gold and Fishes" is a well-written story, filled with just enough plot twists and research to make it a literary gem. The book begins with a woman seeking purpose after a failed relationship. As an aid worker, Ayla turns to her work to find purpose, and instead she finds so much more. As a series of unpredictable events unfold, Ayla finds what she's looking for, but her journey is filled with dangerous turns, eye-opening glimpses into the human capacity for greed; and ultimately, the human capacity for compassion. It turns out to be the very person Ayla wants most to help that gives her the drive to realize who she truly is, and the strength to persevere. This is a beautiful story, unique and delicately pieced together. Read it!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly Recommended June 23, 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
GOLD AND FISHES is a wonderful, haunting novel, part mystery, part thriller, all human. The characters are all complex and compelling, the setting -- Sumatra after the 2004 tsunami -- is gripping.

I dropped a star because I felt the climactic scenes were too rushed, although a writer of Ms. Carrick's power would have made them unbearable, if they had been as fully realized as the rest of the book!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Remember the Tsunami?
"On December 26, 2004 the earth erupted under the waters of the Indian Ocean..."

Ah, yes. The victims, the survivors, the aid workers. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Eileen Schuh
5.0 out of 5 stars Sadness & caring
One should always stop & be thankful for what they have & not bemoan what they don't. This story makes me DO that.
Published 4 months ago by DI
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling and well-written thriller
From the very first page, I was drawn into this compelling story of a Canadian nurse who traveled to find her brother-in-law after a tsunami. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Eve Paludan
3.0 out of 5 stars The tragic tale of a Tsunami
The author takes you on the most difficult tasks taken by aid workers from Canada who responded to the December 26, 2004 Tsunami off the coast of Indonesia, Sumatra Island, Banda... Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. G. Phelps
3.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad read
The author did do her work on facts - I was curious about some things and looked them up. It is the story of an experienced rescue worker in Indonesia after the tsunami. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Domino
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting fictional story of a real time
This book is an interesting fictional story that takes place during a time in real life. You get to follow a good plot while also realizing the reality of what happened to all... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kristin
2.0 out of 5 stars Tribute?
I really was looking for more of a tribute to the lost lives but this just seemed to be a searching for love in all the wrong places type book. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Pickles
3.0 out of 5 stars tarnished gold
i really wanted to love this book in tribute to those lost in the tsunami.however,it was too hard to follow.it kept going backwards and fowards in time. Read more
Published 17 months ago by L.I. LINDA
5.0 out of 5 stars twists and turns
Could not put this book down. So interesting and complicated. I hope she writes many more Kindle books are either free or resoanable
Published 18 months ago by Linda E. Tierney
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read !
This book is full of fact and fiction. The author really did her research on the Tsunami and the story around that tragic event is so well done. Read more
Published on January 15, 2007 by Susan Morgan
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