Heather Tucker

A moving novel about the resilience of Ari Appleton who struggles to grow past the trauma of her upbringing while unraveling the mystery of a missing friend. With wit, tenacity, and meddling from Jasper — the seahorse in her head — she rides waves of calamity and creation....

Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before. This time it explodes....

Eight-year-old Hariet, known to all as Ari, is dispatched to Cape Breton and her Aunt Mary, who is purported to eat little girls. With Ari on the journey is her steadfast companion, Jasper....