The Wind Seller

"The novel is a literary page-turner, churning with thrilling scenes ... taut pacing ... It's an exciting, adventurous novel with literary worth ... seamlessly executed ... I hope it receives the broad readership it merits." — Globe and Mail

"Preston has an adroit way with a plot; when she segues from character's storyline to another, in the narrative's present day or in flashback, it is seamless. Her characters are believable, resilient and quirky, and her prose is thrilling. A wind seller, according to Preston, refers to a witch who will bestow favourable breezes upon a ship, for a fee or out of largesse. The Wind Seller's sails are full, she's racing with the wind, and a great tale awaits." — Hamilton Spectator

Rachael Preston has won the Hamilton and Region Arts Council Literary Award and been shortlisted for the Journey Prize. A native of Yorkshire, England, she studied at Emily Carr College, Vancouver, before moving to Hamilton. She has worked as an advertising copywriter, an ESL teacher, an editor, and a writer of film and video scripts. She now teaches creative writing at Sheridan and Mohawk colleges. Tent of Blue gave readers their first opportunity to immerse themselves in her fictional world.