About this item
In this third novel in the series, Thaddeus Lewis and his son journey into the heart of disaster. When the bloated corpse of a man dressed in women's clothing washes up on the shore of Lake Ontario near Thaddeus Lewis's home, nothing is found on the body except a small scrap of green ribbon. The year is 1847 - "Black '47" - and 100,000 Irish emigrants are fleeing to Canada to escape starvation. The emigrants bring with them the dreaded "ship's fever," and soon Canadian ports are overflowing with the sick and dying and entire families are being torn apart. Lewis's youngest son, Luke, who has aspirations of becoming a doctor, volunteers in the fever sheds in Kingston. When he finds a green ribbon on the lifeless body of a patient named John Porter, he is intrigued by the strange coincidence.
About the Author
Janet Kellough is an author and performance storyteller who has had a lifelong interest in Canadian history. She has written and performed in numerous stage shows, worked for community newspapers, recorded two CD's and has released the historical "Thaddeus Lewis" novels "On the Head of a Pin" "Sowing Poison" "47 Sorrows" "The Burying Ground" and "Wishful Seeing" with Dundurn Press. She has also published two contemporary novels "The Palace of the Moon" and "The Pear Shaped Woman". Janet lives in rural Ontario, Canada with a husband, miscellaneous critters and thousands of red cedar trees.
