"Garry Douglas has written a wonderful story, told in a style which makes the characters real and which truly places the reader back in time. I couldn't put it down when I read it and hope there will be more stories to come." -- Gordie Little, Hometown Radio
"Good story telling. Memorable, colorful characters. Interesting snips of history. Easy to read. Unique subject matter and setting. Excellent illustrations. A welcome addition to the all too few works related to northern New York and life on its canals." -- Marjorie Ahern
Product Description
"Wildflowers in the Clay" is an historical novel set amidst the unique and exciting events of the mid-1800's.
Mary Elizabeth Fitzconnor and Billy Savage are "wildflowers" -- two children of the Erie Canal, raised in the dark domain of Schoon Lock in the fictional milltown of Schoon Landing, New York. The story traces their eventful lives as each finds a means of escaping the bounds of the canal, while confronting and overcoming the challenges of injustice, war, zealotry, and class conflict along the way.
Add doses of history, romance, murder and intrigue, and then lace it all together with a great secret which only reveals itself at the concluding climax, and "Wildflowers in the Clay" becomes an epic story which will appeal to readers of many different genres.
And if an epic saga presented concisely in an easily read format of 158 pages isn't enough, the book also features a collection of original illustrations by New York artist Mark Davison.
See all Editorial Reviews
