In Crow’s Field

The coming of age of Ana, a shy girl who lives mostly in her imagination, as in the real world she is completely dominated by her playmate Frances, and by the Catholic Church. The novel is the story of her path out of silence.

Ana Burns is lying in an abandoned farmers field, falling asleep as the sun sets, when her mind is transported to her childhood, to another time, another field, where her life changed forever.

Growing up in Middletown, Connecticut, in the 1960s, Ana lives mostly in her imagination. One day, while collecting wildflowers in Crows Field with a friend, two older boys approach to ask what theyre doing. So begins the reliving of a violent attack that shaped the lives of the young girls.

When her family moves to Kingston, Ontario, amid Canadas Centennial celebrations, Ana is determined to start anew. She will no longer be the quiet girl who follows someone elses lead. She will be her own person. Her teenage yea