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Family conflict, tragedy, affairs and mental health issues, all make for a captivating read in Outside The Gate, the moving true story of a troubling time in Canadian history. --Lori Oschefski, CEO of the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association

Family conflict, tragedy, affairs and mental health issues, all make for a captivating read in Outside The Gate, the moving true story of a troubling time in Canadian history. --Lori Oschefski, CEO of the British Home Children Advocacy and Research Association Shaped by sorrow and secrecy, Newall's interwoven narrative tenderly explores an emotionally complicated family history, including her maternal grandmother's indentured servitude. The past is richly imagined as she reclaims lost lives lovingly, the book itself her own cherished memory box. --Janet Somerville, author of Yours, for Probably Always: Martha Gellhorn's Letters of Love & War 1930-1949 Apparently-effortless excellence in pacing and braiding separate timelines, poetic descriptions, excellent 'characterization' of real people, heartfelt and insightful autobiographical passages, sparking dialogues with accents conveyed accurately, all presented in a natural style--Newall's first book has it all, reading like the work of a seasoned literary pro. --Unique Muskoka Magazine

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Carol Marie Newall lives in the Muskoka Lakes district north of Toronto with her husband and granddaughter. Her surprise discovery of a family secret inspired a long-term quest to learn about the British Child Migration to Canada, a little-known program that sent more than one hundred thousand home children abroad to work as indentured farmers and domestics. Carol graduated from the Toronto Metropolitan University School of Business. This is her first book.

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