The Secret Path to Solace

by Jennifer Lin

The Secret Path to SolaceIn a world where dreams are forgotten and hope flickers like a dying flame, Elara, a restless young woman from a quiet fishing village, stumbles upon a mysterious map to the fabled Garden of Solace—a place said to heal the broken and grant the heart’s deepest desire. Driven by her unyielding curiosity and a longing for something greater, she embarks on a perilous journey across treacherous seas and untamed lands.

Joined by her steadfast friend Caspian, Elara faces storms, mythical creatures, and a ruthless adversary bent on claiming the Garden’s power for himself. But the Garden holds secrets of its own, testing the courage and unity of those who seek it. When the ultimate prize is within reach, Elara must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice—and what it truly means to find solace.

The Secret Path to Solace is a captivating blend of adventure, magic, and moral discovery that will leave readers reflecting long after the final page.

43 pages, Paperback

Published January 26, 2025

About the author

I was born with the reporter’s gene. It’s all I ever wanted to do from the time I was in high school and listening to a young local radio reporter named Andrea Mitchell (yes, that Andrea Mitchell) interviewing my father about soaring health-care costs. I had the good fortune of working for one of the finest newspapers in the business, The Philadelphia Inquirer, but always as a reporter, never an editor. Reporters had more fun. There’s nothing like the rush of a big breaking story. I worked as a correspondent in New York, Washington, D.C., and Beijing. My son and daughter were tots when I told them, “We’re moving to China!” They thought Beijing was somewhere west of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. My husband, Bill Stieg, uprooted his journalism career and we traded in our Ford station wagon for Flying Pigeon bicycles. I reported from all over Asia—Hong Kong during the 1997 handover to China; Jakarta during the fall of President Suharto; Bangkok during the Asian financial meltdown. But of all the news and issues I covered, the assignment that captivated me the most was the one right in front of me, the story of my Chinese family.