Nina Laurin studied Creative Writing at Concordia University in Montreal. She arrived there when she was just twelve years old, and she speaks and reads in Russian, French, and English but writes her novels in English.
Laurin's novel include A Woman Alone, The Last Beautiful Girl, What My Sister Knew, and The Last Thing She Saw.
At The Strand Magazine the author tagged ten favorite novels set in rural places. One title on the list:
The Marsh King’s Daughter by Karen DionneRead about the other entries on the list.
This novel has an irresistible premise: Helena’s father kept her and her mother captive in the Michigan wilderness until they were rescued. But now that he’s escaped from prison, Helena must face her difficult past. The book is a fascinating deep dive into survivalism.
The Marsh King’s Daughter is among Peggy Townsend's five top wilderness thrillers featuring fearless women, Luanne Rice's five best thrillers set in wild places, and Sally Hepworth's top eight dysfunctional fictional families.
--Marshal Zeringue