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The Sow’s Ear Café - by Holly Quan

Fiction

AdultRomance,ContemporaryWomen419pages

Softcover,hardcover,e‐book

BookstoresBluerockGallery,BlackDiamondOkotoksArtGallery,OkotoksShelfLifeBooks,Calgary

PagesonKensington,CalgaryLeightonArtCentreintheAlbertafoothills

Online

FriesenPress.comChapters/Indigo.ca

Amazon.com

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Whatifyourlifefellapart?Andwhatifyouthenre‐imaginedyourself?TheSow’sEarCaféisastoryaboutromance,discovery,andtransformation.LucieTanguayisaself‐reliant,lippylivewirelivingasweetlifeinVancouver,wheneverythingsuddenlyandshockinglyunravels.Withhelpfromoneofherfewtrustedfriends,Luciesetsoffonaroadtrip,looking…forwhat?Shedoesn’tknow.CartroublemaroonsherinthesmalltownofSweetgrass,Alberta,whereshetakesatemporaryjobinacafé.Shebeginssoakinginthenaturalbeautyanddramaofhersurroundings,asSweetgrassslowlybecomesasmuchastateofmindforLucieasaplaceshejustmightwanttocallhome.Thenaseriesoffrighteningeventsthrustsherintodangerandsuspicion:awell‐knownandmuch‐belovedtownresidentisfounddead,andLucie’slover,who’smysteriouslydisappeared,mightbethekiller.Tryingtoclearhisname–andtocopewithhissuddendisappearance–Luciemustbalanceherlong‐heldtoughnesswithhernewfoundfaithintrustandlove.

Alyrical,contemporaryromanticdramaspicedwithhumourandfast‐paceddialogue,TheSow’sEarCaféchroniclesonewoman’spathtomaturityandhealingthroughfriendship,romance,andthetransformativenatureofspectacularlandscape._______________________________________

HollyQuanisanaward‐winningwriterandcommunicationsspecialist.She’sbeenfreelancingsince1988andhaswrittendocumentaryfilmscripts,newspaperandmagazinearticles,corporatecommunicationsmaterialsandseveralnon‐fictionbooks.In2000,Hollyandherlong‐timepartnermovedfromCalgarytoasmalltownintheAlbertafoothills.ThattransformationfromcitymousetocountrymousewastheinspirationforTheSow’sEarCafé,herfirstnovel.

Upcomingevents‐readings,signing,meettheauthor:‐June2:DiscoveryDaysArtMarket,TurnerValley,Alberta‐June9:MadronaGallery,Victoria,B.C.‐July14:ArtontheLawn,Okotoks,Alberta‐July22:ChaptersChinooklocation,Calgary,Alberta‐August11:ArtontheLawn,Okotoks,Alberta

ReviewsandMedia:ForewordClarionsays,“TheSow’sEarCaféisaninspiringstory.Thebeautifulranchcountryscenescomealiveinthesepages.ThecharactersaretrueproductsoftheirenvironmentandaddanemotionallayertoLucie’sSweetgrassjourney.Thestorymovesseamlesslythroughthelovinglydescribedseasons,thecharactersgrowtofeellikegoodfriends.”Self‐PublishingReviewsays,“ThewritingandstorytellinginTheSow’sEarCafécomfortslikeacozyliteraryblanket.Quan’sprosebuilds,stackingwell‐crafted,descriptivenarrativethatevolvesintoclearinsights.Quanbuildsuptocriticalmomentswithakeeneyefordetail.Thecharactersspeakhonestly,withdialogueringingauthenticallyandneveroverused.TheSow’sEarCaférewardsthereaderwithanopportunitytocurlupandimmerseinaworldwheresecondchancessurvivebumpsandscrapestoturndoubtintohappiness.It’slikereallife–withcowboys.”OkotoksWesternWheelsays,“TheSow’sEarCafésharesthejoysoflivinginasmalltownintheFoothills,fromthefriendlypeopleandwide‐openspacestothewildlifeandcommunityconnections.”Readerssay,“Theimageryissorich,makesmewanttomovetothefoothills,”and“Imissedappointmentsandstayedupwaytoolatetofinishit,”and“I’minlovewithreadingagain,thankstoyouandyourbook.Yougatherhumanexperiences,thensharethemsowecanallfeelit.Brilliant.”