CATCH MY DRIFT

For lovers of Sarah Selecky's This Cake is for the Party , Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad , CATCH MY DRIFT is a novel that reminds us of our lifelong labor to connect with others, even as we tackle most of life's complications alone.

CATCH MY DRIFT is the enduring story of a mother and daughter. The book starts with Lorna, a varsity swimmer in denial about a career-killing injury and a broken engagement. The narrative then hands off to nine year-old Cara, distracted from her nativity play by the terror of becoming the world's next Virgin Mary. Lorna always wanted to stand out. Cara tries hard to blend in. Lorna is vain about her ability to shut out distractions. Cara can't control her scary thoughts. And while Lorna tries her best to move past life's early disappointments, Cara picks at the cracks in her family's story. From 1975 to 1995, the book follows mother and daughter through life changes big and small, and reveals that despite our shared experiences or family connections, we each live a private story.

GENEVIEVE SCOTT is a graduate of the University of British Columbia's Creative Writing MFA. Her short fiction has been published in literary journals in Canada and the United Kingdom, including The New Quarterly, The White Wall Review and the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology, among others. Her short films have screened at eleven film festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, England and Ireland. Genevieve grew up in Toronto and currently lives in Southern California. She is a creative writing mentor to at-risk teen girls in Los Angeles with the nonprofit WriteGirl. CATCH MY DRIFT is her debut novel.