Winner of the 2012 Carol Shields Winnipeg Book Award, Sandi Krawchenko Altner enjoyed an award-winning career in television news in Canada before she left to follow her passion for writing fiction. She is a fifth generation descendent of the first colony of Ukrainian immigrants to settle in Stuartburn, Manitoba in 1896. Sandi grew up with a keen interest in her roots and a deep love of history. A Jew by choice, Sandi celebrated conversion in 2005. She lives, writes and blogs in Florida where she is active in her synagogue. Sandi and her husband have two daughters and two happy dogs. Ravenscraig is her first novel. See Sandi's blog at www.altnersandi.comRavenscraig is now available on Kindle. ASIN: B0093GS6NK