MEADOWLARK by Wendi Stewart publishes in Germany with Nagel & Kimche today! First published in Canada by NeWest Press, MEADOWLARK has already received extensive praise and we couldn’t be prouder of Wendi and her continued success. Happy Book Birthday Wendi!
In MEADOWLARK by Wendi Stewart, when her family’s car goes through the ice on Rainy Lake one cold March day in 1962, six-year-old Rebecca Archer is the only person her father is able to pull from the sinking vehicle. But as Rebecca grows up in a farmhouse haunted by the absence of her mother and baby brother, raised by a man left nearly paralyzed with grief, she wonders if her father really did save her after all. In her debut novel, Wendi Stewart tells the luminous, deeply imagined story of a young woman’s hard-won triumph over heartbreaking personal tragedy and the restorative power of friendship.
Awards
- 2016, Shortlisted, Alberta Book Publishing Awards, Trade Fiction Book of the Year and Cover Design Categories
- 2016, Shortlisted, second annual Kobo Emerging Writer Prize, Literary Fiction
Reviews
“Stewart’s story reflects self-discovery in the midst of suffering. Meadowlark is a novel of tragedy infused with hope and survival.” – Quill & Quire
“Wendi Stewart has a smart and compelling heroine in Rebecca Archer, and Meadowlark tells the story of her resilience in the face of stacked odds.” – The National Post
Rights Sold: NeWest Press, Canada; Nagel & Kimche, Germany