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A Letter to My Son

by Kim S.

142 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-2238; ISBN 1-4120-1860-9; US$13.57, C$15.60, EUR10.58, £7.01

A cathartic journey beginning when the narrator is eleven and ending when her son turns eleven. Tackles social taboos such as mental illness, single parenting, homosexuality, and domestic abuse.

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About the Book

A Letter to My Son is a cathartic journey spanning twenty years in the narrator Katlyn Wright's life: beginning when she is eleven years old and ending when her son, Calvin, is the same age.

This short fiction sequence follows her from small-town Saskatchewan in the early eighties to the bustling city life of Calgary, Alberta. It recalls her personal struggles along the way.

This is a candid tale, tackling societal taboos such as mental illness, single parenting, homosexuality, and domestic abuse with compassion and thoughtfulness.

25% of author royalties from this book will be donated to the following national mental health associations: for copies sold in Canada: the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Toronto, ON; for copies sold in the United States: the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), Alexandria, VA

25% of author royalties from this book will be donated to the following national domestic violence/abuse associations: for copies sold in Canada: the Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness (CCAA), Newmarket, ON; for copies sold in the United States: the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Denver, CO.

"Isolation haunts those who withdraw and burrow; healing springs from shared experience."

- Kim S.

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About the Author

After completing her formal education in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Kim S. worked in a variety of fields leading up to the publication of her first short fiction novel titled A Letter to My Son. In 1993, she began a three-year position with a literary publisher in Saskatoon. There, she managed the company's inventory control and accounts receivables, organized cross-country tours and launches for their authors, and helped produce various promotional materials for the press. In 1996, Kim S. moved to the city's daily newspaper where she began her career as an advertising sales professional - a career that eventually brought her to Calgary, Alberta, where she currently resides.

In addition to her writing and advertising sales career, Kim S. is an avid supporter of Toastmasters International where she discovered her own passion for public speaking a few years ago. She won first prize in various local speech contests, has spoken at conferences across Canada on a professional level, and continues striving toward higher levels of achievement each and every day.

In 2004, Kim S. pooled her collective talents in marketing, writing, and creative design to publish A Letter to My Son through Trafford Publishing. Watch for her next book, A Letter to My Daughter, which will be available in stores in 2007...

Author Photo: Visions Illustrated Ltd, Calgary, AB.

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Table of Contents or Excerpts

Contents

• "Abby" Remembered
• Karma
• One Night Changed Everything
• Invincible
• Mother Hen
• Love Is Not Biological
• Time Flies
• Gay
• Never My Family
• Whirlwind
• A Letter To My Son

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Catalogue Information

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