Book Genre: Historical fiction, literary suspense
Publisher: Demeter Press
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Buy Link(s): http://www.amazon.com/Lissa-M.-Cowan/e/B00G48XN3S
http://www.amazon.ca/Milk-Fever-Lissa-M-Cowan/dp/1927335205
www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/milk-fever/9781927335208
Book Description:
What if the only person you ever loved suddenly disappeared without a trace?
In 1789, Armande, a wet nurse who is known for the mystical qualities of her breast milk, goes missing from her mountain village.
Céleste, a cunning servant girl who Armande once saved from shame and starvation, sets out to find her. A snuffbox found in the snow, the unexpected arrival of a gentleman and the discovery of the wet nurse’s diary, deepen the mystery. Using Armande’s diary as a map to her secret past, Céleste fights to save her from those plotting to steal the wisdom of her milk.
Milk Fever is a rich and inspired tale set on the eve of the French Revolution–a delicious peek into this age’s history. The story explores the fight for women’s rights and the rise in clandestine literature laying bare sexuality, the nature of love and the magic of books to transform lives.
Publisher: Demeter Press
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Buy Link(s): http://www.amazon.com/Lissa-M.-Cowan/e/B00G48XN3S
http://www.amazon.ca/Milk-Fever-Lissa-M-Cowan/dp/1927335205
www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/milk-fever/9781927335208
Book Description:
What if the only person you ever loved suddenly disappeared without a trace?
In 1789, Armande, a wet nurse who is known for the mystical qualities of her breast milk, goes missing from her mountain village.
Céleste, a cunning servant girl who Armande once saved from shame and starvation, sets out to find her. A snuffbox found in the snow, the unexpected arrival of a gentleman and the discovery of the wet nurse’s diary, deepen the mystery. Using Armande’s diary as a map to her secret past, Céleste fights to save her from those plotting to steal the wisdom of her milk.
Milk Fever is a rich and inspired tale set on the eve of the French Revolution–a delicious peek into this age’s history. The story explores the fight for women’s rights and the rise in clandestine literature laying bare sexuality, the nature of love and the magic of books to transform lives.
Lissa M. Cowan is the author of Milk Fever and founder of Writing the Body. She speaks and writes about storytelling, creativity, work-life balance and creative spirituality. She is a Huffington Post blogger and writes regularly for Canadian and U.S. magazines and newspapers.
She is co-translator of Words that Walk in the Night by Pierre Morency, one of Québec’s most honoured poets. She has been writing and telling stories in one form or another since she was six years old and has received awards for her writing from the University of Victoria’s Writing Department and from The Banff Centre. She is an alumna of The Banff Centre and The Victoria School of Writing. She has had some wonderfully talented teachers along the way such as Nino Ricci, Jane Rule and Daphne Marlatt who have helped her hone her writing craft.
Lissa believes that inspiration for writing can come from anywhere and that lifelong creativity begins by cultivating a deep awareness of ourselves, and the world around us. She coaches her students to develop the skills to tune in—rather than wait for the muse—and to trust their intuition. She believes that true creative work begins with a loving relationship to self and spreads outwards to encompass all living beings.
When she’s not writing or teaching, you can most likely find her in a cafe working on one of her stories or book ideas. She just started work on a creative non-fiction book, though it’s too early right now to spill the beans on that one!
She holds a Master of Arts degree in English Studies from l’Université de Montréal and lives in Toronto, Canada.
Author Links -
Website: lissacowan.com
Blog: lissacowan.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gosmall
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lissamcowan
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/lissamcowan
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lissamcowan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/Lissamcowan
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lissa-M.-Cowan/e/B00G48XN3S
She is co-translator of Words that Walk in the Night by Pierre Morency, one of Québec’s most honoured poets. She has been writing and telling stories in one form or another since she was six years old and has received awards for her writing from the University of Victoria’s Writing Department and from The Banff Centre. She is an alumna of The Banff Centre and The Victoria School of Writing. She has had some wonderfully talented teachers along the way such as Nino Ricci, Jane Rule and Daphne Marlatt who have helped her hone her writing craft.
Lissa believes that inspiration for writing can come from anywhere and that lifelong creativity begins by cultivating a deep awareness of ourselves, and the world around us. She coaches her students to develop the skills to tune in—rather than wait for the muse—and to trust their intuition. She believes that true creative work begins with a loving relationship to self and spreads outwards to encompass all living beings.
When she’s not writing or teaching, you can most likely find her in a cafe working on one of her stories or book ideas. She just started work on a creative non-fiction book, though it’s too early right now to spill the beans on that one!
She holds a Master of Arts degree in English Studies from l’Université de Montréal and lives in Toronto, Canada.
Author Links -
Website: lissacowan.com
Blog: lissacowan.com/blog
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gosmall
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/lissamcowan
Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/lissamcowan
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lissamcowan
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/Lissamcowan
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Lissa-M.-Cowan/e/B00G48XN3S
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