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Monday, 21 May 2012

Autumn, One Spring

Written by  Patti Grayson

Autumn Greene returns to her hometown after a six-year absence and turns up, uninvited, to her sister Christine’s wedding, the daughter she conceived with her sister’s ex-fiancé in tow. Once burned, twice angry, Christine does all she can to make Autumn unwelcome, assuming another wedding disaster. A harbinger of truth, Autumn reveals all of Christine’s secrets and brings about a near-nuclear explosion of emotion and confusion among the family and wedding party. In the fallout of this strangest of romances, forgiveness emerges as the biggest challenge.

Autumn is a young woman who has transformed from a love-poem writing teenager with a crush on her high-school English teacher, to a world-weary, single working mom. Returning to her hometown brings her face-to-face with both Gabriel Ashton and the father of her child, forcing her to open doors to new life possibilities.

Autumn, One Spring is a humour-infused drama that takes truthfulness in relationships seriously.

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Autumn, One Spring is a fascinating glimpse of small town life with all its pathos and humour. Grayson has the astounding ability to portray a lively array of characters with a deft and delicate hand. Her voice is compelling and confident; a delightful read.
- Linda Holeman, author of The Saffron Gate

Patti Grayson’s debut novel captures both the heart and quirkiness of small town life in Canada. With a strong voice, Grayson’s entertaining tale engages with its depiction of how equally infuriating and loyal family can be.
- Daria Salamon, Author of The Prairie Bridesmaid

Grayson is a master at keeping three balls in the air at once, juggling her characters as they bounce off each other, time and again.  And can she write!
- Andrew Armitage, Owen Sound Sun Times

"One hopes this ends up as a television series. With white and aboriginal extended families mixing, unlimited God's country settings, an officious cop, dangerous wild animals, fed-up city transplants, town gossips, weather emergencies and odd romantic pairings, it fits a formula we've known and loved before."
- Maureen Scurfield, Winnipeg Free Press

"Patti Grayson provides a rollicking good time in this novel of one small town where everybody knows too much about everybody else, and where misunderstandings and good intentions combine to mess things up."
- Quentin Mills-Fenn, On the Bookshelf, Style Manitoba

Grayson offers a "warm and genuine main character, (an) authentic portrayal of family triumphs and tensions, (and a) deftly envisioned
setting" in Autumn, One Spring.
- Leezann Freed-Lobchuk, Prairie Fire Review of Books

"Autumn, One Spring is a funny, entertaining and sincere study of relationships. You will enjoy it!"
- Cendrine Marrouat, examiner.com

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Product Details

  • SKU: 9780888013743
  • Price: $19.00
Patti Grayson

Patti Grayson

Patti Grayson is an actor and writer with a BA in English and Theatre from the University of Winnipeg. She has toured with the Manitoba Puppet Theatre and appeared in numerous film and television roles. Patti lives in St. Andrew's, Manitoba with her husband and two teenage children.

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