Just below is link to a video trailer of Carolyn Dale’s novel, Second Rising, including drone footage capturing the beauty of the Pacific Northwest.F
Second Rising, a novel by Carolyn Dale has hit the bookshelves, running. The link below gives a video snapshot of this gripping story available in print at independent bookstores like Village Books in Bellingham, Wash., online with a large number of vendors — like Barnes and Noble and Amazon — and, soon, as an e-book.
Second Rising, the story, a YouTube video, is a visual and verbal look at the novel.
The video features drone footage showing the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and was produced and edited by Stephen Howie and Maria McLeod, with music by Alex Vouri and featuring a painting titled, “Blue corn,” by Janet Bergstrom.
Praise for Second Rising
“This impressive novel tells a story being played out today in real time, with the gathering resistance to the careless plunder of the natural world for personal gain.
It lights a path for those who understand Mother Earth as a living entity and shows a way forward inspired by ancient traditions, refashioned myths, and new forms of community.
The title refers to yeast’s work in forming our daily bread and suggests we can recover and become a new world rising. Definitely, a candidate for any of the ‘Book of the Year’ awards.”
—Glen Larum, Waltz Against the Sky, Kirkus Best Indie Debut Novel 2019
“Second Rising is an exploration of intimacy —intimacy with landscape, with food and friends who sustain us, and with a small town that threads a path through the pressures and persuasions of economic power
Carolyn Dale creates a living community in a deeply known and beautifully described place. Its challenges, and its magic, are ours to share.” — Lane Morgan, author of Winter Harvest Cookbook and editor of The Northwest Experience and The Good Food Guide to Oregon and Washington.
“Reading this story feels like coming home to the Pacific Northwest as it could be, where possibilities move step-by-step toward a conscious, balanced community. Good fiction offers solace during troubling times, and this novel offers not only comfort, but also humor, wisdom, and hope.” — Anna Eblen, author of the novel, Fevers of Unknown Origin, and co-editor of Women Who Speak for Peace.
“What can a café owner, organic farmer, mythical shape-shifter, lawyer, geologist, and their diverse community do to save their town and land in the North Cascades? It turns out, quite a lot. A mystery, love story, and fight against injustice, Second Rising beguiles the reader with a fast-paced plot and eccentric and endearing characters.” — Rosalind Spitzer, author of Anna’s Home.
Cairn Shadow Press president, Tim Pilgrim, noted that Dale has subsequently published a second Dale novel, Sylvie’s Chance, which has also been embraced immediately by readers and acclaimed widely. Both novels have received five-star ratings on Amazon by readers.
Dale has indicated she will begin giving bookstore readings for each novel after the coronavirus is curtailed and literary establishments again permit such events. In the meantime, readers can find helpful guidance regarding the novels at this site — and can purchase both online at independent bookstores and other online vendors.