Linda Little

Her first novel, Strong Hollow published in 2001, is a coming-of-age story set in the Maritimes that features a same-sex romance. Quill & Quire praised the rich characters and Little's ability to make them "transcend stereotypes", but criticized Little for "mistrust[ing] the reader to understand the symbolism at the heart of her story". Like in her first novel, Little tells a story set in her familiar home of Nova Scotia. The novel tells the story of an Alberta ranch hand who moves to the fictional town of Scotch River. Quill & Quire praised her sympathetic characters and sensuous writing. Published in 2014, it tells the story of Penelope and her slowly disintegrating marriage to a miller. ==Personal life==

She was born and raised in Hawkesbury, Ontario, a small town in the Ottawa Valley. She earned her bachelor's degree in History from Queens University, and her Masters from Memorial. She also has a Masters in English from Dalhousie. Little lives on a hobby farm in River John, Nova Scotia. She helps organize the annual Read by the Sea literary festival in the village, and, since 2005, has taught at the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus in Truro, Nova Scotia. In 2007 she was the writer-in-residence for the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. ==References==