All Kinds of Heroes
plus The Buddy Book - Home at Last
by
Book Details
About the Book
All Kinds of Heroes concerns a near-future
event that most experts believe is highly probable.
When a genius hacker / terrorist / would – be hero
creates a program to shut down all electrical and communication systems across
North America on January 1, 2005, Ruth Kingsley, a grandmother living on a farm
in Nova Scotia, “sees” it happen several years before the event and uses the
time to get prepared. She gathers her
family together for the holidays for their safety, but when the lights go out
they all realize they will not be safe unless they ensure the safety of
everyone around them.
They develop a survival plan that has a ripple
effect throughout the area as everyone is thrust instantly into a bitterly cold
world where money and power become meaningless, and warmth and food become
everything. People they would otherwise
never have known take refuge on the farm, bringing with them problems that
require a unique brand of justice, along with a series of events that threaten
everyone’s safety. Elements of fear and
tragedy, joy and camaraderie, combined with the minutiae of farm life, create a
lasting bond that would never have happened if the lights hadn’t gone out.
Bonus:
The Buddy Book Home At Last
The Kingsley’s dog tells the story of how he came to
live on the farm.
About the Author
Carol Kern is an American who moved to Nova Scotia 25 years ago to experience a different lifestyle. She lives on a farm in the beautiful Annapolis Valley with her husband and son, where they raise purebred Hereford cattle.
A prolific writer, she has published well over 200 articles, essays and editorials in regional and national agriculture and tourism magazines over the past 20 years, as well as writing scripts and developing characters for a local Theme Park, and writing, producing and directing several “young players” productions for the local theater.
All Kinds of Heroes is her first novel, for which she “deeded” her farm, animals and some of her experiences to the characters in the book.