• Riveting historical fiction: On the cusp of the 1837 rebellions in Upper Canada, a love story unfolds between the wife of a clergyman and their servant
• Debut novel that interrogates class, money, power, and women's rights in a sweeping adventurous love story
• The setting takes us to the port town of Goderich, an important part of the colonial expansion of southern Ontario as headquarters for the Canada Company
• Rich versus poor: Set against the rebellions in which struggling farmers dissatisfied with the class-based society dominated by a small elite (the Family Compact) took up arms in protest
• Another key theme is the early stirrings of the women's movement
• Comparisons: Similar to BIRTH HOUSE by Ami McKay and DAUGHTERS OF THE DEER by Danielle Daniel, The Road to Goderich is loosely inspired by author's ancestors, offering a fresh look at colonial Canada from a woman's POV
• Author is a bestselling non-fiction author and provocative figure in Canada's political debate, dubbed "Canada's Michael Moore" (National Post) and "one of Canada's outstanding public intellectuals" (The Globe and Mail)

Linda McQuaig is an award-winning investigative journalist, a Toronto Star columnist, and the author of eight non-fiction national bestsellers. The Road to Goderich is her first foray into fiction. She lives in Toronto.