A Devil’s wind blows across the countryside and in the hearts of men. A rumbling runs through the forest, whitecaps roll across the lake. The wind carries Albert to the top of the mountain, where La Verte will waken his great sleeping passion and unleash the forces of nature. Her gaze dives deep into his heart, disarming him, reducing him to silence. A burning feeling runs through his flesh, a sudden magic will change his horizons forever… The flame rises, the pine crackles in the fire, twisting, giving way. Her hand stirs up great storms and deep turmoil in his soul, but she will slake his thirst and quench his desires. With characters that evoke the mythical forces of air, earth and fire, The Devil’s Wind is a hymn to love, a confession, an adventure story in the style of Stevenson or Cooper set in a land of lakes, forests and mountains.

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A writer, translator, researcher and communications specialist, Jean-Paul Murray has translated ten books, including Betsi Larousse and Cowboy, novels by Governor General’s Award winner Louis Hamelin, The Biker Who Shot Me, by Michel Auger, and I Was a Killer for the Hells Angels, by Pierre Martineau. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Murray was managing editor of Cité libre, a magazine founded by Pierre Trudeau, and was the magazine’s English translating coordinator from 1998 to 2000. Among his Cité libre translations are works authored by Allan Cairns, Jacques Hébert, Mordecai Richler, F. R. Scott, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau.

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