Maude's Chance

byChristine Langlois

Summer of 1909. A naive Maude Sutherland steps off the train in Cobalt with her young daughter, eager to reunite with her husband and start fresh in the famous 'silver capital of the world.' But when typhoid strikes the mines, her husband gets deathly sick.

Trapped and broke, Maude gathers her courage and takes a risky job nursing typhoid victims to pay for her husband's care. As cses mount, she rallies other frantic mothers to summon help. But the mine owners -determined to hide news of the epidemic from investors and the outside world- do everything to stop her. Can Maude and a reporter outsmart the ruthless owners? Will help arrive in time? Can Maude save her own daughter?

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ISBN:978-1-0673657-0-7 | WMPub#1370 | 6" x 9" | 94 pages, | Trade Paperback | $24.99

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Christine Langlois plunks us down on the rutted roads and in the cramped boarding houses of historic Cobalt and introduces us to a set of characters who tug hard at our emotions. Maude's Chance captivates from the beginning to its edge-of-the-seat end.

Bonnie Baker Cowan, former Editor-in-Chief at Canadian Living

I loved the historical detail of the wild and chaotic boomtown. I was instantly invested in Maude's struggle. And what a satisfying ending --full of empathy and love.

Maureen Murphy, author of Tangled Threads of War

You'll root for Maude as she finds her voice and her purpose. Richly imagined, Maude's Chance brings a remarkable chapter in Canada's history to life.

Maggie Wilson, author of The Legend of Caroline Maben Flower, Lady Prospector of the Porcupine

About the Author

Christine Langlois grew up in Kirkland Lake in Northern Ontario, earned an English degree at the University of Windsor and started her writing career as a police reporter with a community newspaper in Brampton, Ontario.