Girl Gone North by John McIlveen

1961 New Orleans, sisters Emma and Thalia Holden, are separated when Emma follows opportunity to Boston; but when tragedy strikes, first in New Orleans and then in Boston, Thalia, carrying only a duffle bag, forty-two dollars, two Steinbeck novels, and accompanied by her three-legged dog, Bacchus, embarks on a long journey north, battling extreme prejudice and the forces of nature as she tries to save the remaining pieces of her shattered family.

About the Author: John M. McIlveen is the author of the paranormal suspense novel, Hannahwhere, winner of the 2015 Drunken Druid Award (Ireland) and nominated for the 2015 Bram Stoker Award (HWA), and two story collections, Inflictions and Jerks. He is a father to five daughters, Editor-In-Chief of Haverhill House Publishing, and works at MIT's Lincoln Laboratory. He lives in Haverhill, MA with his wife Roberta Colasanti.

You can see more about John at https://johnmcilveen.com and www.haverhillhouse.com or follow him on twitter @JMcIlveen