Polson author publishes latest ‘70s novel
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“Eagle in Flight” is the third book in the Jessie Morgan series.
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POLSON — Local author Maggie Plummer has just released her latest novel, Eagle in Flight, the third book in her semi-autobiographical Jessie Morgan Series.
The novel begins in May 1975, as Jessie escapes to the remote wilds of northern British Columbia. Traumatized by her ex-boyfriend’s violent attack, she takes to the sea and to the rugged Stikine River, voyaging solo into the off-the-grid North Country – where she hopes he cannot find her. Up the Stikine, Jess visits her brother, a back-to-the-lander who packs all of his supplies up a four-mile-long trail to his hand-built cabin. Staying at his isolated place, she experiences true wilderness.
Jess journeys on to Sitka, Alaska, where she works at a fish processing plant, has adventures on commercial fishing boats, and battles persistent post-assault fears. While there, she joins a support group for battered women and realizes that she is far from alone in the struggle to heal.
One Amazon reviewer had this to say: “Put on your life-jacket and don’t forget the Dramamine, land-lubbers, because it might get rough out there! Brava! Five stars!”
Eagle in Flight is dedicated “to wild places everywhere, and those who protect them.”
Writer Edward Abbey said it well, “Wilderness is not a luxury, but a necessity of the human spirit.”
Due to the pandemic, the author is not holding readings or book signings. Eagle in Flight: The Jessie Morgan Series Book 3 is available on Amazon.
