Announcing Maud and Me!
I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new literary novel, "Maud and Me," published by Crossfield Publishing.
Here's what other authors are saying about "Maud and Me":
“In Maud and Me Marianne Jones strikes gold. As pastor's wife Nicole struggles in the suffocating role husband, Adam, has designated for her, the spirit of her childhood idol, Lucy Maud Montgomery, turns up as personal shadow and guide. Jones weaves this layered story with great sensitivity, insight, and humour. A really wonderful read!”
Paul Butler, author of Mina's Child, The Widow’s Fire. Contender for Canada Reads
“Marianne Jones' novel, MAUD AND ME, is a many-layered story that dissects a troubled marriage — with humour. The fast-moving plot is full of ironies, with tart observations that produce compassion for the frustrated wife as well as sympathy for the well-meaning husband. At various points, Lucy Maud Montgomery drifts in to commiserate.”
Dr. Mary Rubio, Professor Emeritus, U of Guelph, and author of the award-winning biography, Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings (Doubleday, 2008), and Co-editor with Dr. Elizabeth Waterston of The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery (Oxford U Press, 1985-2004).
“In Maud and Me, Marianne Jones explores the inner isolation of Nicole, a woman resigned to her role as a pastor’s wife in a small northern community. Nicole finds an ally in Lucy Maud Montgomery who appears in her garden and stays for a cup of tea. Kindred spirits, Nicole and Maud are separated by decades and death, but find companionship through their similar circumstances—as minister’s wives, as artists, as feminists constrained by propriety and expectation.
Maud and Me reflects on the power of story to connect writers and readers and explores religiosity, art, mental wellness, parental abandonment and forgiveness for both the living and the dead. Marianne has drawn on her deep connection to Northwestern Ontario to render the setting for this sensitive and thoughtful story.”
Jean E. Pendziwol, award-winning Canadian author of books for adults and children.
Here's what other authors are saying about "Maud and Me":
“In Maud and Me Marianne Jones strikes gold. As pastor's wife Nicole struggles in the suffocating role husband, Adam, has designated for her, the spirit of her childhood idol, Lucy Maud Montgomery, turns up as personal shadow and guide. Jones weaves this layered story with great sensitivity, insight, and humour. A really wonderful read!”
Paul Butler, author of Mina's Child, The Widow’s Fire. Contender for Canada Reads
“Marianne Jones' novel, MAUD AND ME, is a many-layered story that dissects a troubled marriage — with humour. The fast-moving plot is full of ironies, with tart observations that produce compassion for the frustrated wife as well as sympathy for the well-meaning husband. At various points, Lucy Maud Montgomery drifts in to commiserate.”
Dr. Mary Rubio, Professor Emeritus, U of Guelph, and author of the award-winning biography, Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings (Doubleday, 2008), and Co-editor with Dr. Elizabeth Waterston of The Selected Journals of L. M. Montgomery (Oxford U Press, 1985-2004).
“In Maud and Me, Marianne Jones explores the inner isolation of Nicole, a woman resigned to her role as a pastor’s wife in a small northern community. Nicole finds an ally in Lucy Maud Montgomery who appears in her garden and stays for a cup of tea. Kindred spirits, Nicole and Maud are separated by decades and death, but find companionship through their similar circumstances—as minister’s wives, as artists, as feminists constrained by propriety and expectation.
Maud and Me reflects on the power of story to connect writers and readers and explores religiosity, art, mental wellness, parental abandonment and forgiveness for both the living and the dead. Marianne has drawn on her deep connection to Northwestern Ontario to render the setting for this sensitive and thoughtful story.”
Jean E. Pendziwol, award-winning Canadian author of books for adults and children.
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