Gloria Ann Wesley
Gloria Ann Wesley published her first book of poetry, To My Someday Child, in 1975. She later published Woman, Sing (2002) and Burlap and Lace (2007) and has been included in three Canadian poetry anthologies. Gloria Wesley holds the distinction of being the first published Nova Scotian poet. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Books by Gloria Ann Wesley
Chasing Freedom
Gloria Ann Wesley
“...This novel of a revolutionary era, of Yanks and Africans “chasing freedom,” is arresting, with startling events, intriguing characters, and vivid language. ...“ — George Elliott Clarke The American Revolutionary War is being waged, and the fate of slaves in the colonies is on the line. Sarah Redmond, a slave on a South Carolina plantation, watches with a heavy heart as her father steals away in the dead of the night to join the British army, enticed by promises… (more information)