Winona Rising

by Emma L.R. Hogg

FINALIST FOR THE WHISTLER INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARD 2018
B.D.D.—Before Dad Died—15-year-old Winona struggles to find her place in a new town and a new school, but at least she has two parents, a talent at the piano, a chance at a Guinness World Record, and, for the first time, a best friend. Then she receives news about a snowmobile accident, and everything comes unmoored. A.D.D.—After Dad Died—the cracks in Winona’s life grow wider, and even time doesn’t seem to work right anymore. Can Winona make sense of her new world—before she loses everything?

328 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2018

About the author

Emma L.R. Hogg graduated from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and started the writing of her first novel, which eventually became Mercedes Mudd, published three years later.

Following Mercedes Mudd (2006), Emma published Pitlin and Swoosh (2009), The Passenger’s Muse (2011), Portraits of Margot (2013), The Fourth Wall (2015), a non-fiction collection, 100: 1 Writer's Journey, 100 Musings (2016), and Winona Rising (2018).

In addition, her poetry has been published in Carousel magazine.

The Fourth Wall was Shortlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Award in 2017, and Winona Rising was a Finalist for the same award in 2018.

Emma's latest novel, Picket Fences, was released in October 2020 and published by Tidewater Press.

Reviews

[Jes Trudel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can count on one hand the number of books in my lifetime that have made me cry. This is one of them. Emma L.R. Hogg has crafted a beautiful story with captivating, quirky characters that is at times laugh-out-loud funny, but more often heart-wrenchingly relatable. Bravo! Can’t wait to read more from this author.

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow. This was a great read

[Margo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was thrilled when I won this book from Goodreads. What a super fabulous read, very interesting. great book