About the Author

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Linda Holeman had always dreamed of becoming an author. Her first writing success came when she was in grade 5. A story she had written was aired on the CBC radio program "Story Broadcast Journal" and she still has a copy of the booklet it was published in.

Her career has included stints as a classroom and resource teacher and an adult workshop instructor. Her first published work as an adult was a collection of short stories called Saying Good-bye in 1995. She is the author of Frankie on the Run, a picture book and Flying to Yellow and The Devil's Darning Needle, two collections of short stories for adults. Her fiction and non-fiction pieces have appeared in numerous anthologies.

Both Promise Song, her first young adult novel and Mercy's Birds, her second, were selected for Books for the Teen Age lists by The New York Public Library. Her third YA novel, Raspberry House Blues, was published in Fall 2000 to excellent reviews. All three novels feature strong female teen protagonists and have been praised for the true representation of character, and especially, dialogue. Search of the Moon King's Daughter is a new work of historical fiction, already being well received. Linda Holeman lives in Winnipeg.

Reviews

Praise for Promise Song:

“Holeman’s story has plenty of authentic detail and vivid description … [she] has done an excellent job of bringing this period to life.”
— Winnipeg Free Press

Praise for Mercy’s Birds:

“Eloquent and impacting, Mercy’s story is an engrossing one, charged with emotional depth.”
— Booklist

“…this novel will engage readers…Rosetta’s pluck and determination make her an admirable heroine, and the story is exciting.”
–School Library Journal