Lea Tonin was born in Vancouver, BC, to Dutch immigrants on June 27, 1964. A resident of Burkeville, Sea Island, Richmond, BC, until the age of fourteen, lived in Surrey, BC, for the next two years, ultimately living in Calgary, Alberta, for the next several years. Mother of two sons and grandmother of three girls, Lea Tonin now resides in Christina Lake, BC, and writes poetry, prose, and novels today.
This is a story of nightmares. A story of fear, a story of despair and a story of survival. A story of three young girls with one left to tell the tale. The grit and pluck of one against the odds. From the desperation, fear and abuse in home, to the uncertain forest arms and back to the fire again. Burgeoning courage coupled with paralytic fear at odds with one another, she navigates blindly and any wrong turn could mean death. Turn the page an join the journey...
