All My Loved Ones

All My Loved Ones

After a heartbreaking divorce, Kerris Wells moves to a small northern Canadian town to renovate an old house she has inherited. She's never felt so alone as she takes her first uncertain steps into her new reality. She isn't just rebuilding a house. She is rebuilding her life, which will demand courage and hope-things she thought she had lost long ago. Kerris soon realizes that her journey may not be as random as she first thought. What is it about the old house that is so warm and inviting yet so mysterious and bewildering? Little by little, Kerris discovers she is being guided into the path followed by her beloved grandmother who was Kerris' oasis during her difficult childhood. That path helps her understand her past and the decisions that tore her family apart. But is it enough to help her move beyond the pain others have caused her? The opportunity is all around Kerris to redefine family and find peace-if she can only let go of anger and sorrow to make room for new friendships, a caring family, and new love. Kristen McKendry began writing in her teens and her work has been published in Canada and the U.S. She has written 10 books and more are on the way. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Linguistics from Brigham Young University and has always been a voracious reader, usually reading 3-4 books a week. Kristen has a strong interest in urban agriculture, sustainable living, environmental issues, and the local foods movement. She incorporates these themes in her writing, and she also lets her Mormon background flavour her work to make her culture more accessible to mainstream readers. She is a former bagpipe and banjo player, enjoys learning obscure languages and growing wheat in the backyard, and she's learning to weave. Raised in Utah, she now resides with her family in Canada. She's also the proud grandmother of the world's cutest kids, and if she had life to do over again, she'd like to be an architect.