Little Bird Woman: Cover Reveal
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I am so thrilled it is finally March! There are crocuses and daffodils popping up in my garden, and my magnolia tree is beginning to bud. The robins are singing at dawn, and the sun is rising earlier every day. The earth is coming back to life where I live in Indiana, and it’s just beautiful.
For this year’s spring equinox, I am doing something extra special to celebrate: Little Bird Woman, my newest book, releases March 21! And today, I get to share its cover art by artist Shelley Wallace.
I am just in awe of the work that Shelley has done. Her piece beautifully captures the essence of my story. The Northern Cardinal high in the bare tree sings out a clear message of hope in uncertain times. Yes, my book is a story of grief and sorrow, but it is ultimately about hope, and following the light in the dark. I am so thankful for Shelley’s stunning artwork. It embodies my book’s message so profoundly.
Little Bird Woman
Nature always lets me be
just how I am.
She is my refuge.
She draws out my grief.
Only wilderness
can restore my peace.
It is a bitter cold February day in 1875 when eleven-year-old Geneva Stratton returns to her old family farm in northern Indiana. Forced recently to move to a nearby town, she misses the peace and beauty of the farm and its surrounding woods and fields. But what she misses most of all is her mother, whose funeral she’s come to attend.
Geneva knows she’ll have to return to town soon. But now, in the depths of grief, she needs the wild desperately. She needs the care only Nature can provide. And so, just for today, into Nature she goes.
Based on the life of author and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter, Little Bird Woman follows young Gene as she wanders the land she loves and communes with the natural world around her. There she might find peace and comfort, and the hope to carry on.
Little Bird Woman will be available in paperback and ebook on March 21.
I will be at a few local events in April and May with my books, so if you are in the Indianapolis area, please be sure you’re following along for those announcements, and come see me! You can subscribe to my email newsletter and follow me on social media for that news.
My deepest hope for Little Bird Woman is that readers, especially young readers, find in it a sense of comfort and hope in any grief they may be going through. When I was a child, I experienced my own tragic loss, and I drew on this in my writing. This, and of course the life story of Gene Stratton-Porter, who herself lost many loved ones, but who still saw the world with a bright outlook. She always wrote her own books in such a way that uplifted her readers. I couldn’t help but follow her lead.
Be sure to stay tuned for purchase information, as well as where I’ll be with the book. Hope to see you there!
Happy (almost) spring!
Katie
