Coming in August 2026: Far from Home

My latest historical fiction novel, Far from Home, will be launched on August 22, 2026, at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (11-12). Join me as I present this latest story about the thousands of ‘home children’ sent out from England to Canada to fulfill agricultural and domestic service roles in the 1870s to the 1930s. Joseph and Lucy, orphans from London, experience very different fates in their new homes, typical of the stories of many of those caught up in this ill-considered scheme designed to solve Canada’s labour shortage while getting children off the streets of England’s growing cities.

After the launch date, this books will be available directly from me at my studio (contact me via email at rodgers.ruth@gmail.com), on Amazon (ebook as well as print-on-demand), and at local bookstores here on the Sunshine Coast, BC: Talewind in Sechelt and EarthFair in Madeira Park.

July 15th: Exciting news! The proof copy of Far from Home just arrived—see the launch poster below. A few tweaks to make before the book is sent to print but we are one step closer!