ABOUT ROBIN OLIVEIRA:
Robin Oliveira is the New York Times Bestselling author of three novels: the forthcoming (Feb 2024) A Wild and Heavenly Place, Winter Sisters, I Always Loved You, and My Name is Mary Sutter. She is a former Registered Nurse, specializing in Critical Care and Bone Marrow Transplant, holds a B.A. in Russian, and received an M.F.A. in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Recognition includes the 2007 James Jones First Novel Fellowship, May 2010 Indie Next List, February 2024 Indie Next List, the 2011 Michael Shaara Prize for Civil War fiction, an Historical Novel Society Editor’s Choice, a Good Housekeeping Top 10 Read, USA Today Bestseller, ABA Indiebound Bestseller, Oprah Magazine Editor’s Pick, several All City reads, 2015 Iowa All State Read, People Magazines’ Best New Books, USA Today Top Five Reads, a Kirkus Starred Review for Winter Sisters, and finalist for the 2019 Washington State Book Award. Her books have been translated into several languages. She currently lives outside of Seattle, Washington with her husband, Andrew Oliveira.
ABOUT A WILD AND HEAVENLY PLACE: How far would you go? How much would you risk?
Hailey MacIntyre seems conjured from the depths of Samuel Fiddes’s loneliness. Caring for his young sister in the tenements of Glasgow, Scotland, Samuel has known only hunger, while Hailey has never known want. Yet, when Samuel saves Hailey’s brother from a runaway carriage, their connection is undeniable.
Through secret meetings and stolen moments, their improbable love grows. But then the City of Glasgow Bank fails, and Hailey’s bankrupt father impulsively moves their family across the globe to Seattle, a city rumored to have coal in its hills and easy money for anyone willing to work for it.
Samuel is haunted by Hailey’s parting words: Remember, Washington Territory. Armed only with his wits, he determines to follow her, leaving behind everything he has ever known in search of Hailey and the chance of a better life for his sister. But the fledgling town barely cut out of the wilderness holds its own secrets and will test them all in ways unimaginable.
Poignant and lyrical, A Wild and Heavenly Place is an ode to the Pacific Northwest, to those courageous enough to chase the American Dream, and to a love so powerful it endures beyond distance, beyond hope.
PRAISE AND RECOGNITION FOR A WILD AND HEAVENLY PLACE:
“This novel is as easy to slip into as a favorite sweater.” — Kirkus Reviews
“A story of love, despair, jealousy, revenge, and hope.” — Elizabeth George, New York Times bestselling author
“A story to make you cheer for love’s tenacity.” — Susan Meissner, USA Today bestselling author
“A sweeping epic of courage, perseverance, love, and family.” —Lauren Belfor, NY Times bestselling author
“Meticulously researched, beautifully rendered, and immersively detailed…” — Laurie Frankel, NY Times bestselling author
“A Wild and Heavenly Place provides the perfect reading adventure.” — Elise Hooper, author
“…this epic, gripping love story…pulls you in from the beginning and rewards you with an ending that is both triumphant and bittersweet.” — Melanie Benjamin, NY Times bestselling author
AUTHOR VISITS:
Robin Oliveira is available to meet with book clubs via NovelNetwork.com.