It’s 1922 in the busy shipbuilding and fishing port of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Budding journalist and early feminist Eva Carroll falls for her stepfather who is nine years her senior. When the affair is exposed, her controlling mother insists on a divorce so Eva can marry him. The community is shocked at this unorthodox union, and after Eva’s aunts return from years living in Sweden, a dangerous mix of family secrets and lies reaches a crescendo.

If you’re a fan of family sagas, historic locales, and surprising plot twists, you’ll become immersed in Unconventional Daughters. Reviewers in Canada, the US, and the UK have called the story “intriguing”, “hard to put down” and a “page turner”! It is the debut novel from veteran travel journalist and Yarmouth native Bruce W. Bishop.