Based on a Jane Austen classic, Kelowna writer Lona Manning has released her debut novel.
is Manning's variation of Mansfield Park, authored by Austen in 1814.
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A Contrary Wind is in Kindle. A paperback version will be available in the near future.
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She is currently teaching English in China. Lona and her husband make their home in the Okanagan Valley.
