Kate and the Composers
A new novel by author Joanne Culley
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A blend of fact and fiction, Kate and the Composers follows Kate Bourke, a young girl who emigrates from Ireland with her family to make a new life in Toronto in the late nineteenth century. After leaving school in Grade 8 to help support her family, she works as a maid and then a proofreader, but harbours a secret desire to become a writer.
Music is her north star, and Kate draws inspiration and consolation throughout her life from her uncle Frederick’s popular song, “The Flight of Ages.” Her marriage to a flautist and composer who is starting a musician’s union brings a new set of challenges while she tries to pursue her dream. |
Advance Praise
“I enjoyed becoming steeped in the nineteenth century that Joanne Culley has created in Kate and the Composers, right down to the meticulous details. Kate reminds me of the spirited heroines in my favourite books, someone who is on a journey towards becoming the hero of her own life.”
- Kerry Clare, author of Asking for a Friend
“In this lovely, loving story, young Kate is uprooted from her beloved Ireland to accompany her family to Toronto, Canada. Kate and the Composers is a thoroughly researched tale full of courage and creativity, where Kate’s family faces hardship and prejudice in 1890s Cabbagetown. Music is Kate’s hope for a brighter future and we root for her as she finds her voice and looks for a way to pay homage to her family’s legacy.”
- Susan (Deepam) Wadds, author of What the Living Do
Now Available
Book available from Take Cover Books, Peterborough, Chapters, Amazon and at books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000542289250
