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Love, murder, drugs
Hawkesbury native’s novel has it all
a law degree, she moved to the Durham
Richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca
Region, in southernOntario east of Toronto.
P ORT
P ERRY
Her father, André Legault, suggested the
title for the novel which is available through
You can’t always judge a book by its
Amazon, Chapters, Barnes & Noble.
classification.
According to one description, the book
Consider
Crow’s Row , an award-
“bringsamoderntwist to theclassic struggle
winning début novel by Hawkesbury
of young love.”
native Julie Legault Hockley. The book is
The story is about Emily Sheppard, a 19-
described as a thriller for teens. But it is
year-old college student who is abducted
actually thrilling a broader readership.
after witnessing a murder. The plot twists
Since the work was published in April,
into a romance between the “good girl” and
the story has received favourable reviews
“bad boy,” each determined to avert their
fromawiderangeofpeople, includingmany
predetermineddestinies.“Thisisalovestory
over the age of 25, and many who have
in a thriller setting within the drug and
different takes on the book.
crime culture,” says Hockley.
“It is a love story.Womenwho read it say
Here is another description: “For Emily
it is a love story,” says Hockley. But her
Sheppard,thethoughtofspendingasummer
husband, Travis, says it is a gangster novel.
alone in New York City is much more
Regardless of the classification, Hockley
preferable than spending it in Pariswith her
is obviously thrilled with the response.
parents. Just completing her freshman year
Likemanywriters, shehadbeenworking
at Callister University, Emily faces a quiet
on the novel for years, but had never got
summerinherapartment,supportingherself
around to getting it published. About two
by working at the campus library.
years ago, she ended the procrastination.
During one of her evening jogs through
“I was turning 30, my husband and I
the nearby cemetery while visiting her
wanted to start a family. But the book was
brotherBill’sgrave, Emilywitnessesabrutal
keeping me up at night. I knew this was the
killing — and then she blacks out.
time to finish the book andget it published,”
When Emily regains consciousness, she
says the 32-year-old Port Perry lawyer.
realizes she’s been kidnapped by a young
“The world is changing,” remarks the
crime boss and his gang. She is hurled into a
mother who when she is not caring for her
secret underworld, wondering why she is
11-month-oldishelpingtopromoteherbook,
still alive and for how long.
Julie Legault-Hockley is working on a follow-up to her first hit.
and continuing to write.
Held captive in rural Vermont, she tries
Hockley recalls that she discovered her
to make sense of her situation and what it
passion for writing while attending l’École
thatwon’t allowher toreturntoherprevious
means. While uncovering secrets about her
“There is a novel in everyone. You have
secondaire régionale de Hawkesbury. “I
life. But love may not be enough to save
brother and his untimely death, Emily falls
to keep working at it. I write every day.”
wrote all the time in high school.” After
Emily when no one even knows she is
inlovewithherveryrichandverydangerous
What does the future hold for Emily and
graduating from the University of Ottawa
missing.” Hockley hopes that aspiring
captor, 26-year-old Cameron. She
Cameron? Stay tuned. Hockley is already
withaB.A.inEnglishliteratureandacquiring
writers will be inspired by her.
understands it’s a forbidden love and one
working on the second instalment.
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