About the Author
Anne M. Smith-Nochasak is the author of four novels. Her first, A Canoer of Shorelines (FriesenPress, 2021), was recognized as one of The Miramichi Reader’s Best of Fiction in 2021. The Ice Widow (FriesenPress, 2022) was shortlisted for the Whistler Independent Book Awards in 2023 and a semi-finalist for the North Street Book Prize. River Faces North (FriesenPress, 2024), the first book in the Taggak Journey trilogy, was a Seaboard Review Book Pick in 2024. She is currently a member of the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Authors Association.
While she grew up in Nova Scotia, Anne taught in northern communities for many years. She now lives in rural Nova Scotia in an area not unlike Flo’s swamp, with logging trails and rivers to explore. When she’s not writing, Anne enjoys hiking routes like the ones her characters might travel.
For reflections, anecdotes, and opinion pieces, please check out my blog page.
While she grew up in Nova Scotia, Anne taught in northern communities for many years. She now lives in rural Nova Scotia in an area not unlike Flo’s swamp, with logging trails and rivers to explore. When she’s not writing, Anne enjoys hiking routes like the ones her characters might travel.
For reflections, anecdotes, and opinion pieces, please check out my blog page.
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About the Novels
Taggak Journey Series
A dystopian trilogy set in the near future
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River Reflects Earth is book three of the Taggak Journey trilogy - Available in August!
In the final instalment of the Taggak Journey trilogy, while rebel grandmother Flo serves the revolution at home, River and her supporters prepare for the Last Battle. River grows into her role in the resistance, even as she grieves all she's lost. She lives as her father taught her: And when your arms are too tired to paddle, reach again one more time. And one more time. She is a paddler who will always reach one more time in the stormiest waters. But will this be enough for the Last Battle? |
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River Becomes Shadow is book two of the Taggak Journey trilogy - Available now!
In this second installment of the Taggak Journey trilogy, River has left Gran Flo and her swamp far behind. She’s joined by her cousin Tag, their guide to shadow running, a means to travel in secrecy requiring complete focus. But without proper food and sleep, how will they maintain the necessary concentration?
As these unlikely heroes struggle forward, will they stay loyal to each other and to themselves, taking Flo’s voice and vision as their compass? Will River walk her path and fulfill Flo’s prophecy?
In this second installment of the Taggak Journey trilogy, River has left Gran Flo and her swamp far behind. She’s joined by her cousin Tag, their guide to shadow running, a means to travel in secrecy requiring complete focus. But without proper food and sleep, how will they maintain the necessary concentration?
As these unlikely heroes struggle forward, will they stay loyal to each other and to themselves, taking Flo’s voice and vision as their compass? Will River walk her path and fulfill Flo’s prophecy?
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River Faces North is book one of the Taggak Journey series. Flo appears meek, but the ruling Elect have threatened her grandchild. They should not have underestimated this rebel grandmother. She and all who know River will sacrifice anything to see her rise and fulfill her destiny. |
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The Ice Widow is Anne M. Smith-Nochasak's second novel, published in November 2022.
This is a love story set mainly in northern Canada. Incompatible youthful love is recreated in maturity, and love is truly the work of a lifetime. |
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A Canoer of Shorelines is Anne M. Smith-Nochasak's debut novel, published in April 2021. The pivotal experiences take place at the old farm, but along the shoreline the key lessons are learned. To be a “canoer of shorelines” one does not need skill or gear or even paddles; one needs only an appreciation of the beauty of the moment. |
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