A 13-year-old girl鈥檚 coming of age in the Comox Valley drives the plot of a new local novel.

Local author Marion Waters this year published Ruby鈥檚 Spring. It鈥檚 189 pages, set in Black Creek, and follows a girl she describes as 鈥渓onely, bright, and resourceful鈥� whose life is disrupted because of a conflict with her mother.

鈥淚t鈥檚 something that strikes me like lightning, and then I go and write for two hours,鈥� said Waters of the book. She drew on past experience, such as tension with her own mother, and lessons she learned from her career as a teacher and principal.

According to the author, the main character, Ruby, has a core trait of 鈥渞esilience鈥� 鈥� something Waters noticed of many young students. Ruby鈥檚 story tells this as she deals with coming of age issues, such as troubles with friends, honesty, and independence.

The Valley author, Marion Waters, held a book signing at Laughing Oyster Book Shop last week (July 21). The local is holding another signing for Ruby鈥檚 Springs next month on August 12, at Blue Heron Books at 11 a.m.

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connor.mcdowell@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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