Tesseract, Edmonton, AB, 2001, 1^st pr thus.  ISBN 1-895836-75-1.  Trade soft cover, 232 pages.  Very good; some edge and cover wear, small rear corner creases; some rubs and light scratches; tight binding.  Ding on top page block has resulted in a few pages with light upper margin impressions; small mark on fore-edge page block.  Signed with ‘best wishes’ by author on dedication page; remainder of interior clean and unmarked.  Author’s debut novel.  ‘… blends the gritty reality of Toronto’s studio district with a medieval tropical paradise shaped by the union of sea turtles and humans.  A struggling artist, possessed by a derelict friend’s grief and the legacy of a whiskey-swilling Great Lakes mariner, forges a gateway to her dreams.’ (from rear wrap)