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OF SEA AND SOUL
THE KERRIGAN CHRONICLES, BOOK III
IT IS VIGILANT, THE SEA.
IT IS CHAOTIC, THE SEA.
IT IS COVERT, THE SEA.
As the war in Europe unfurls its deadly tentacles across the Atlantic to the shores of Newfoundland, the three surviving women of the Kerrigan clan confront secrets, face dangers, and protect their loved ones.
Fifteen-year-old Kate leaves Freshwater to live and study in St. John’s, while her stoic grandmother Kathleen and conflicted mother Clara mourn her absence. While the city holds new adventures and early romance for the young woman, a hidden threat looms as she strives to find the answer to the question that burns her soul: who is her father?
In Of Sea and Soul, the compelling family saga of the Kerrigans concludes, observed and narrated by the ghostly clan matriarch, condemned to tell the story for all eternity as atonement for past sins.
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2022
Author Shout
Reader Ready Awards
The Kerrigan Chronicles, Book II.
Ghostly matriarch Kathleen Kerrigan narrates the compelling saga of her family, whose lives are mired in secrets, steeped in betrayal, and then hurled into chaos when war uproots their Newfoundland community in 1940.
Of Sea and Sand, Book II
“IT IS A PARADOX, THE SEA. During this time of rumble and outrage, the North Atlantic, nonchalant, rolls on, set on creating at will. Within its swell are all the makings for good and evil, encompassing every possibility from the brightest of angels to the darkest of demons. I cherish its angels.”
Spectral matriarch of the Kerrigan clan, Kathleen resumes the gripping story of the lives of her family: feisty daughter Clara, brave granddaughter Kate, and troubled son Kevin. Through the tribulations of the Great Depression, they love and build and hide their secrets, but when war comes to their Newfoundland home, those secrets demand to be revealed. Their fishing and farming community of Argentia is doomed, razed to make way for a strategic United States Naval Base, and the Kerrigans find their destiny and fate caught up in the Second World War. For Kevin, the theatre of the European war is the stage for his quest for redemption.
In Of Sea and Sand, the riveting family saga of the Kerrigans continues with tragedy and hope on their ever-shifting horizons.
Of Sea and Seed, Book I
(Publishers Weekly Review, February, 2020)
“Daylon’s talent is apparent in this engrossing opening to a projected series about the travails of a Newfoundland family. ….Intriguing characterizations and a surprising level of suspense make this a page-turner.“ See more here
Set on the rugged island of Newfoundland, Of Sea and Seed takes the reader on a tragic journey through the 1920s as one family strives to hold onto life in the face of secrets, betrayal, and tsunami. Chronicling this journey is the family matriarch, Kathleen Kerrigan, who is condemned to an afterlife of atonement for the depth of her crimes in life. But what possible mortal sin could cause heaven to banish this loving mother, grandmother, and storyteller?A poetic, literary masterpiece, this first book of The Kerrigan Chronicles illuminates the depths of the human heart as it follows three generations suffering from toxic family secrets, shocking betrayals, and the harsh everyday reality that accompanies a life entangled with the sea. This suspenseful account of life in early twentieth century Newfoundland is as stunningly lovely as it is devastatingly heartbreaking.Of Sea and Seed is a gripping family saga—an unforgettable must read. |
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