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2001 EPPIE WINNER!

Joanna Hastings wants to escape from her life: from the high-pressure politics of a large computer company, from the drudgery of suburbia, from the emotional fall-out of a troubled teenage daughter. On impulse she quits her job, rents out her house in the city and takes possession of a run-down old shack deep in the woods of Northern Ontario. All she wants is to be left alone, to work in solitude and to recover some remnants of her shattered equilibrium. But in a town like Hope River, being left alone is a lot harder to achieve than a city-woman like Joanna realizes.

Unwillingly she becomes embroiled in the lives of her neighbors, an elderly widow and her troubled teenage granddaughter, who reminds Joanna too much of her own pain. At the same time Joanna is increasingly aware of unusual noises at her door, and flashes of deepest black in the woods. She is plagued by realistic dreams, of a teenage girl living with a brutal family in what appears to be her own cabin, circa 1930, depression era Ontario.

Then murder strikes at the heart of the little community. As the harsh winter storms close in and the mysterious dreams intensify Joanna realizes that not even death can end the troubles of a lost teenager.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #2668727 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 220 pages

Stefan Vucak, Millennium Sci Fi & Fantasy
"Very Good... Delany shows a nice balance between evocative narrative and dialogue that improves and matures as the story unfolds."

Mary E. Dana, Sharpwriter
"Well written and exciting, WHITEOUT is a book you can't put down."

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2001 EPPIE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST MAINSTREAM NOVEL! ... Joanna Hastings wants to escape from her life: from the high-pressure politics of a large computer company, from the drudgery of suburbia, from the emotional fall-out of a troubled teenage daughter. On impulse she quits her job, rents out her house in the city and takes possession of a run-down old shack deep in the woods of Northern Ontario. All she wants is to be left alone, to work in solitude and to recover some remnants of her shattered equilibrium. But in a town like Hope River, being left alone is a lot harder to achieve than a city-woman like Joanna realizes. Unwillingly she becomes embroiled in the lives of her neighbors, an elderly widow and her troubled teenage granddaughter, who reminds Joanna too much of her own pain. At the same time Joanna is increasingly aware of unusual noises at her door, and flashes of deepest black in the woods. She is plagued by realistic dreams, of a teenage girl living with a brutal family in what appears to be her own cabin, circa 1930, depression era Ontario. Then murder strikes at the heart of the little community. As the harsh winter storms close in and the mysterious dreams intensify Joanna realizes that not even death can end the troubles of a lost teenager. [Suspense / Mainstream]

Customer Reviews

Great work by a new author
I first read this book in electronic format and intend to buy the hard copy to add to my collection.

Vicki Delany takes an ordinairy situation and steadily builds up the suspense to involve us with her characters. Her characters are very believable and seem to be members of your own family and as you observe the tension between them, the interplay of personalities to the point you are talking out loud to coach them along.

The yarn is a good one and well worth the read !