Making Up the Gods
Jude Castillo
, Kathleen Mary Kilmer
, Marilyn Stanley
, Sandra Furlotte
, Agnes Marshall
, Margo Beredjiklian
, diana kirkwood
, PATRICIA SOPEL
, Sarah Schwartz
, Brenda Vaccarello
, Deb Philippon
, Claire Gear
, finn mulryan
, Marissa Yip-Young
, Pamela Roberts Griffith
, Ariane Béland
, Patricia Johnson
, cassandra schiemann
, Linda Leitch
, Joshua Lewis
, Noelle Walsh
, Joe Mitchell
, Barry Kazimer
, Gabrielle Wolfe
, Tatiana Robinson
, Catherine Westerberg
, Jane Beeman
, Andrea Pole
, Natasa Ilic
, Mary Ellen Havlik
, Andrea Gillespie
, Mary Therrien
, Tanya Korigan
, Kat Sommer-Derksen
, Caleb Nault
, Heather Belliveau
, Kathleen Hutchison
, Christine Lion
, Paula Ritchie
, Rosanna Crupi
, Benita Hartwell
, Jennifer Korwin-Kuczynski
, jane luce
, joy mills
, Huguette Lemieux
, Kim Fenton
, Margaret McKay
, Janice Cournoyer
, Nancy Daoust
, Pat Johnston
, Lynn Andrews
, Patricia McKeown
, Randi Ann Doll
, Kim Cappellina
, Sindi Nika
, Lisa Mallia
, Ken Gilmour
, Kym Marsh
, Karen Nordrum
, Jennifer Hampel
, Mary Campbell
, Heather Rose
, Melissa Poremba
, Cindy Bodini
, Lynn Bechtel
, Sara Conway
, Shawna Moodie
, Susan Jang
, Payton Phillips
, Barbara Leckie
, Chris Carvalho
, jodi guthrie
, Vivian Thorgeirson
, Robert Hykawy
, Julie Paul
, Gabrielle Veilleux
, Rodney Cross
, Rosa Cross
, Doris Corcese
, Mary Whitfield
, Rose Hately
, Janet Miller
, Tyra Antle
, Amie Gaudet
, Beth Dekoker
, Rachel Edmonds
, Darlene Jilks
, Laurie Burns
, Susan Ratcliffe
, Prabh Toor
, Heather Norris
, Debra Fisher
, Neha Faisal
, Megan Brodie
, Ingrid Loepp
, Alissa Bender
, Jennifer Beyak
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Making Up the Gods is equal parts quirky and sincere in its thoughtful exploration of tragedy and recovery, of new and old relationships, and of deeper questions of when to let the past rest.
Simone, a retired widow, would live a quiet and isolated life, if not for the lingering ghosts of her family. Spring has arrived, alongside Martin, who claims to be her cousin. When Martin asks if Simone is willing to sell her cottage by Lake Superior, a proposition made sweeter by the prospect of a condo in Florida, Simone, though pleased at the thought of a cousin, also questions his intentions.
Where among her past has Martin even come from, and why has he emerged in this moment? The burden of making a decision is all the more difficult because Simone has agreed to take care of a nine-year-old boy, Chen, for a short time while his mother enjoys a much-needed vacation. Simone finds her match in Chen, a curious and precocious boy grieving the loss of his father and stepbrother in an accident that has shaken the entire community.
Can Simone hide her ability to see her family ghosts? Will Martin succeed in extorting Simone's beloved home--and worse, is he a danger to Chen? Because of Chen and Martin, Simone is caught between her ties to the past and her desire to embrace the company of the living.
