Lesley Crewe’s new book Beholden: hardscrabble life and romance in Cape Breton

Nancy Wigston from The Toronto Star recently reviewed Lesley’s book, Beholden:

“Women’s lives can be brutal: we need only look around. In this, her tenth novel, Lesley Crewe shines a light on the secrets and lies that bind generations of Cape Breton families. First, we meet Nell, a creative girl, unloved and angry. Despite or because of the tragedies that unfold in Nell’s life and in those connected to her, reading Crewe casts a kind of spell, like listening to your Granny tell old tales over cups of tea...”