(Previously writing under the name Lynda Wilson)
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Ada Sinclair’s life has come undone. She’s hooking up with strangers in hotel rooms, lapsing into elaborate daydreams of phantom lovers and finding herself at the iron gates of graveyards late at night. Ada has blocked the memory of an assault at the hands of Edward Middleton, a manager at work. But other memories from her troubled past are seeping to the surface, and a latent mental illness is back with a vengeance. To make matters worse, Edward is missing and a police detective is asking questions Ada is having difficulty answering. Now he seems to think she has a part to play in Edward’s disappearance.
Ada does have a part, she just can’t quite remember what it is.
“. . . Ellestad’s slow-burning story about an ordinary office worker effectively switches from the mundane to the chilling as her protagonist confronts buried memories and disturbing realities. The author never gives away too much and is meticulous in her wholly believable characterization of Ada’s psyche. The most fascinating aspect of the novel is the question of Ada’s trajectory—is she on a dark, vivid descent into madness or ascending to empowerment?
A disturbing, layered story about autonomy, buried trauma, and sexual assault.” — Kirkus Reviews
Walking Home is an intimate ramble through the lush Ontario countryside as Lynda and husband Doug set out to become the first to walk the 127-km Guelph to Goderich Rail Trail. Laugh-out-loud funny and poignant in turn, Walking Home is a love story amidst deer flies, detours and the sweltering heat of an Ontario summer. Untangling the rich history of the trail and towns along the way, the two aging hikers discover the meaning of home and just how difficult it can be to let go.
Praise for Walking Home:
"Funny, touching, heart-wrenching and true-blue. I enjoyed the read every single step of the way. It is a tremendous story — well penned — engaging and well worth the read.
Peter Smith — Writer/Producer/Playwright/Actor; Project Director, Blyth Arts & Cultural Initiative 14/19
"This is Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods Canadian style.”
Valerie Hill, Waterloo Region Record