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Alex Johnson has a task he would rather not perform. He is to carry his grandfather's ashes from Ontario to the old family homestead in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley, find the family cemetery, and place the ashes there.
On his way, Alex acquires an unexpected sidekick, and when he reaches the Valley, there are complications he could never have anticipated. There are possible allies and certain rivals to navigate, and the chance for a more complete life than anything Alex had imagined before he set off on his journey.
By turns hilarious, tense, and touching, Dan Johnson's Ashes is a fitting completion of the family saga begun in The Secret of the Spring.
About the author
Garry Leeson is an award-winning author, playwright, auctioneer, and by times, logger and farmer, from the Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia. His works have appeared in periodicals in Canada and USA; his plays have had productions in Kentville and Lunenburg, and CBC Radio has showcased his short stories. He was long-listed for CBC Writes in the Creative Nonfiction category in 2012. He was a recipient of an Arts Nova Scotia grant and in 2020 received the Margaret and John Savage First Book Award for Non-Fiction for his book, The Dome Chronicles. Moose House was proud to publish The Secret of the Spring, to which the current book is the sequel.Garry lives with his wife, Andrea, and a menagerie of animals, in the community of Harmony.For the curious of mind, visit garryleeson.com
