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Jamie Ford, author of Songs of Willow Frost

Twelve-year-old William Eng has lived at Seattle’s Sacred Heart Orphanage ever since his mother’s listless body was carried away from their small apartment five years ago. On his birthday --- or rather, the day the nuns designate as his birthday --- William and the other orphans are taken to the historical Moore Theatre, where William glimpses an actress on the silver screen who goes by the name of Willow Frost. Struck by her features, William is convinced that the movie star is his mother.

Week of March 10, 2014

Releases for the week of March 10th include SONGS OF WILLOW FROST by Jamie Ford, a powerful tale of two souls --- a boy with dreams for his future and a woman escaping her haunted past --- both seeking love, hope and forgiveness; DAMAGE CONTROL, Amber Dermont's debut collection of short stories focusing on privilege and entitlement; and ELEVEN DAYS, a haunting first novel from Lea Carpenter that reveals the profound bond between a mother and her son, as it raises fundamental questions about life choices, the military, war, and service to one’s country.