The Walking People

<p>Mai Duggan has always known she was adopted but it's not until her adoptive father Matt passes away that she learns the truth about her origins. Left behind is a letter revealing that Mai's birth mother Nora Delaney was part of An Lucht Siúil the Irish Travelers. Nora fled Ireland as a teenager to escape a violent husband entrusting her infant daughter to Matt for protection. Mai's world is suddenly filled with questions-about her roots her mother and the dangerous man Nora had spent her life hiding from.</p><p>As Mai grapples with this revelation she uncovers more about the mysterious Traveler community she never knew she belonged to. She also begins to confront her own latent clairvoyant abilities a gift she never fully understood but that now seems tied to her heritage. Throughout the novel Mai's perspective alternates with Nora's offering a glimpse into the terror and courage it took for Nora to flee across an ocean change her name and start over.</p>