Celebrate the Publication of Dazzle Patterns

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Saturday, October 21st, 2017
2:00 PM

We invite you to celebrate the publication of
Dazzle Patterns
by
Alison Watt

At Beacon House on Protection Island
Refreshments

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Dazzle Patterns is an unforgettable story about resilience, art and the casualties of war, abroad and at home that begins the day of the Halifax Explosion of 1917.

Clare Holmes, a flaw checker at the local glassworks, is saving up for passage to England to work for the Red Cross and be near Leo, her fiancè, who is fighting in France. One morning, a deadly explosion in the Halifax harbour shatters the city and Clare is caught up in the blast.

As Clare struggles to recover from her injuries, she finds solace in drawing at the School of Art and a mentor who encourages her. But how can one be an artist when the whole world has gone mad, when her own city is half destroyed and when she is not sure that Leo will come home.

Meanwhile the city is wracked with fear and mistrust of strangers. Clare’s new friend, a glassmaker from Germany is pulled into a web of suspicion causing Clare to question everything she thought she ever knew.

…“Dazzle Patterns, quietly seduces , drawing you into its world until you realize that there is no place you would rather be.” Ian Colford, author of Perfect World.

“Dazzle Patterns, is a gorgeous and immersive read, the work of a great and generous talent”…. Kevin Patterson author of News from a Red Desert.

*The Protection Island Ferry leaves the boat basin at 1:10 and arrives on Protection at 1: 35. The walk to Beacon House at the south end of the Island is 15- 20 minutes