Ami McKay

Our first official Chatelaine Book Club pick: A gut-wrenching new novel about lost childhood set in 1870s New York from the author of The Birth House. Leave a comment to receive a copy (while quantities last).

Writing a novel is largely a solitary effort. Months of putting pen to paper (and fingertips to the keyboard) go by, and in the midst of building a world out of words, you forget what’s to come after you type “The End.”

All alone on the grim streets of New York, plucky Moth tries to protect herself, but dangers lurk around every corner. Stacy, Alex and I discuss pages 117 to 230 of The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay.

This fall, Ami will be touring the country with her newest book, The Virgin Cure. Here are dates and places where you can catch up with her

Ami McKay takes readers — and heroine Moth — on a turbulent journey in Part 3 of her new novel, The Virgin Cure (page 231 to the end).