Welcome Home

ISBN: 978-1-926448-76-3

$21.95

In Debra Walker’s debut novel Welcome Home, the adage ‘let sleeping dogs lie’ is put to the test by Cecilia Williams as she uncovers long-buried family secrets.

Hoping to learn more about her deceased father’s relatives—the Hunter family—she connects with two elderly cousins who welcome her with open arms to rural Cape Breton and the Hunter family homestead.   Surrounded by a mountain of family albums, faded letters and memorabilia in the old house, she delves deeper and deeper into her ancestors’ stories, turning up unsettling events and a mysterious document. It reveals a secret that involves another Hunter cousin, Kate, and a man named Fletcher Garrison, whose family was once a neighbour of the Hunters.

Cecilia’s troublesome discovery of Kate and Fletcher’s long-ago relationship opens up old Hunter family wounds, but she is able to reconcile the past when she tracks down a family member unknown to the Hunters until now and adds a new, very welcome branch to the Hunter family tree.   Welcome Home successfully balances a tightrope of family pride, suspense and deep emotion.

Debra Walker

Debra Walker worked at Cape Breton Development Corporation (Devco) and the Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University for a combined 40 years. Throughout her career, writing has always played a prominent role—composing speeches, monthly newsletters, annual reports, and web text. She also played a lead role in the production and publication of “Pit Talk,” a book celebrating Cape Breton coal miners. Now retired, Debra enjoys spending time with her family and friends, crocheting, gardening, and writing. Debra resides in Big Ridge, Cape Breton, with her husband, Kent. They have two children and two grandchildren.

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Readers’ Comments:

• Just finished your book! LOVED IT! I hope there’s a sequel. I want to know what the future holds for the characters. (D.B.)
• Loved, loved, loved every page! It kept you interested seeing what would happen next. (J.M.)
• This book was a delightful read. Well done.  (F.Y.)
• I read your book yesterday and just wanted you to know how much I loved it! I laughed out loud a few times, chuckled often and was teary eyed on more than a few occasions. I really like how you structured the book, bringing together the story in two separate time periods. (K.M.)
• I wanted to say how much I enjoyed your book. It was thoroughly entertaining and a real “feel good” book. It’s rare to find a good story that does not need to depend on scandalous graphic language, etc. You have proven it’s not only possible, but delightful. Hope there are more to come. Congratulations! (B.P. – PEI)
• I just finished the book. Please put me on the list for the next one. (S.M.)
• Had to call to tell you how much I enjoyed your book. I hope there’s a sequel. My sister stayed up until 12:30 am reading; she couldn’t put it down.  (N.C. – Springhill, NS)
• I just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed reading your book. Do you think you will write a sequel to it or maybe another book? (D.B. – Dartmouth, NS)
• I enjoyed reading the book. You should continue to write fiction. You have the ability to make the reader care about the characters and what happens to them. (J.N. – Amherst, NS)
• I truly enjoyed reading your story.  I especially liked the alternating chapters between Fletcher/Kate and Cecilia/Margaret/Sarah. I’m looking forward to reading your next book! (L.M. – Dartmouth, NS)