SAND by Joan Donaldson

Grief is an emotion that must be fully experienced in order to write authentically about it. Years after grieving for the loss of her son, Joan Donaldson realized that she was tapping into that experience to write her historical fiction, Ae Fond Kiss. It is a story about sorrow, but also about the healing that comes from building community and, finally, making changes that can open the door to love.

 

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Great Lakes Anthology

Release date: April 2026