Want

By Barbara Langhorst

Delphine Almquist and her husband Hugo are living the hobby farm life of her dreams on the Canadian Prairies, far from the world of climate change concerns and global conflict. The only thing missing is a spectacular new kitchen, a tiny bistro to call their own. When she accidentally orders one online, her attempts to remedy the situation threaten her marriage to Hugo. The pressure explodes when her brother Paul arrives with end-of-the-world paranoia and plans to save the whole family on his hidden rustic homestead. As Del’s comfortable little world falls apart, she, Paul, and Hugo must work through layers of family conflict to reveal the secret that has entangled her family for generations. Funny and crisp, Want is the brilliantly relatable story of a woman who has to choose between the lifestyle she’s always wanted and the one that just may mean her family’s survival. Barbara Langhorst’s Want will keep you laughing and guessing until the end. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Palimpsest Press
• Release date: Oct 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781926794990

Barbara Langhorst

Barbara Langhorst’s restless white fields won book awards for poetry in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Her first novel, WANT, was shortlisted for the Regina Public Library’s Book of the Year Award. She is a writing instructor and mentor, and has just moved back to Edmonton after nearly twenty years in Saskatchewan.

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