Jilted by her near-beau in England, Florence Southam travels to the exotic new world of the Saskatchewan Prairies, both to attend the wedding of her closest friend and to recover from her recent disappointment. Through Florence's eyes, the reader encounters a Victorian settlement attempting to mimic society life in England. Cannington is home to a medley of Canadians, British expatriates and would-be aristocrats. Despite outward appearances, Florence soon discovers that in Cannington, social niceties quickly give way to the practicalities of survival, and her own unquestioned beliefs are suddenly thrown into doubt by new possibilities of selfhood, and the potential of finding love outside the conventional social norms of her upbringing.

After spending most of her adult life in cities, Allison Kydd returned to country living and southeast Saskatchewan in 2008. Once ensconced in Indian Head, Allison published her first book, the novella, Emily via the Greyhound Bus (2012, Thistledown Press) which was shortlisted for a Saskatchewan Book Award. When she is not writing, Allison can be found in the garden, or practising Scottish country dancing. She is a member of three Writers' Unions in Canada, and has served on the board of the Saskatchewan Writers' Guild and Canadian Authors' Association (in Alberta). Allison lives with her partner, Kevin Whittingham. She has three children, five grandchildren, and three grand-dogs.

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