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Theresa Shea’s widely-celebrated debut novel, The Unfinished Child, was published in 2013. It sold over 12,000 copies, was a popular book club selection, and was nominated for several awards. The Shade Tree, winner of the 2020 Guernica Prize for best novel manuscript and the  2022 Georges Bugnet Award  for Fiction (Alberta Literary Awards),  is her much-anticipated follow-up. 

“One of the most powerful Alberta writers of this decade   . . .” 
The St. Albert Gazette.

What reviewers and readers are saying about The Shade Tree:

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Writers spread the words at STARFest, Edmonton Poetry Festival

St. Albert Gazette: One of the most powerful Alberta writers of this decade will be a special guest at STARFest Conversations on Sunday. Theresa Shea, a historical fiction novelist, will
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The Shade Tree: A Finalist for the Airdrie Reads Festival

https://www.bigskyauthorservices.com/airdriereads
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