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SIM Alumna Publishes Debut Novel
Deborah Hemming's debut novel "" was published by on July 30th. Deborah is an MLIS graduate (2017), a Reference and Research Librarian with 新加坡六合彩开奖直播 Libraries, and the interim IM Liaison Librarian. An interview and review was included in the Chronicle Herald on August 21st (excerpt below - read the full article ).
Congrats Deborah!
From the Chronicle Herald:聽The lush vineyards of the Annapolis Valley (not far from where she lives and where she spent her adolescence) provide the backdrop for Deborah Hemming鈥檚 debut novel, a coming-of-age story with a surprising twist.
鈥淚 think I always wanted to set a book here,鈥 she said in an interview from her home in Wolfville. 鈥淚t was a really magical place to grow up. It felt really free.鈥
Hemming spent her childhood years in Port Williams, a small community just outside Wolfville. Maybe it is why she is drawn to stories set in rural places. While fictional characters living in cities can find anonymity to develop and evolve through their varied experiences, those living in the country face something different, she said.
鈥淩ural stories don鈥檛 provide that anonymity,鈥 she said. 鈥淵ou are known. Characters seek out change and growth in other ways. The whole idea of pushing boundaries is different. You have to do it interpersonally.鈥
Throw Down Your Shadows (Vagrant Press), follows 16-year-old Winnie as she navigates growing up on the fringes in rural Nova Scotia alongside her three best friends, all boys. Their lives change dramatically when Caleb, a new boy from the city moves to town. Under Caleb鈥檚 influence, Winnie and her friends test boundaries, and in the process reveal to themselves their inner complexities, desires, and darkness.
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