LEA TASSIE'S FICTION
A CLEAR EYE (Felinity Press, 2005 )
In 1947, twelve-year-old Callie lives on a primitive, isolated homestead in northern
Canada. A lover of nature and seeker of truth, she wants to become a botanist. But
her mother, Lillian, insists that Callie's only purpose in life is to be a dutiful wife
and mother, and her father, a veteran haunted by memories of war, refuses to
interfere. Her innocence, fostered by isolation and her mother's determination to
force Callie into an outdated mold, is the catalyst of a family feud that tests all
Callie's growing strength as she struggles for the freedom to be herself.
HARVEST (Felinity Press, 2006)
This West Coast cornucopia of short stories and poems covers a wide range of
nature and human life. In the prize-winning speculative story Guardians, nature
reclaims power in a surprising way, while in Fishing Expedition, the
cash-strapped narrator uses a lesson learned from birdwatching. In Grand Slam
the characters discover there's many a slip between brownie and lip, and the hero
of A Muse For Michael learns to be careful what he wishes for. The short poems
round out this banquet of obsessions, dangerous secrets and unique snapshots of
the human condition.
DOUBLE IMAGE (Felinity Press, 2009)
An expert photographer, Zanni seeks life's truths as she creates and
manipulates images. But in her personal life, she blindly makes assumptions
about who she is and what she wants. Her desperate quest to fit into society
leaves an agonized wake of broken marriages, frustrated love affairs, guilt and
confusion. Will she find the truth and realize her unfulfilled dreams?
