Overview

Set against the rugged beauty of Canada's West Coast, this debut novel follows a woman who has seen the worst the world has to offer - and then tried to drink it away. A Canadian Armed Forces veteran haunted by combat and hollowed out by the bottle, she does the last thing anyone would expect: she turns to God. Not halfway. Not casually. All the way. She becomes a priest - her Hail Mary attempt to come in from exile from the human race. What follows is a journey as unlikely as it is deeply human - equal parts sacred and profane, devastating and laugh-out-loud funny. Because the road from rock bottom to the pulpit is anything but a straight line, and the collar doesn't quiet the demons; it just gives them better seats. Laced with sharp Canadian commentary, dark humour, and hard-won depth, this is a story about alienation, addiction, faith, and the stubborn, messy search for community, healing, and love. Come along for the ride - and find out if she finds what she's looking for.

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""PTSD, addiction, and spirituality, all of it rendered with surprising tenderness and specificity""Ali Bryan, Novelist and Creative Nonfiction Writer, The Hill, The Figgs, Roost. ""I could not put it down, incredible storyteller, cannot wait to read more from her!""Nathalie Scalabrini, Chief Petty Officer 1st Class, MMM, CD. Ret., Canadian Armed Forces. ""Clever and believable"" Rebecca Eckler, Bestselling Author, Knocked Up, Wiped, Toddlers Gone Wild, Blissfully Blended Bullshit. ""What a gift this novel is at a challenging time for all of us""Harry O. Maier, Pastor and Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Studies, ""Completely entranced by it, laughing out loud numerous times, and totally moved"" Kerry Clare, Author, Waiting for a Star to Fall, Mitzi Bytes, The M Word. ""From the very first page, I was hooked""Dana Goldstein, Author and Podcaster, Murder on my Mind, The Girl in the Gold Bikini.

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Katherine is a Calgary native who once lived off-grid in the Yukon's wild expanse before enlisting in the Royal Canadian Navy in 2005. As an above-water warfare specialist and ship's team diver, she navigated intense missions and witnessed the world's darker undercurrents. Sent by the Canadian Armed Forces to seminary, she became an ordained priest and now serves as a Chaplain in Ottawa, bridging faith and service.Drawing from her extraordinary experiences, Katherine crafts literary satire infused with sharp humor, transforming raw intensity into stories that race at the pace of action thrillers.Her writing is bold, cheeky, and darkly funny, her fiction probes systems of power and control-with danger, bite, and zero reverence for the status quo.

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