Released AUTHOR: Margaret Macpherson ISBN: 1-897109-14-8 254 PAGES $19.95 CDN $17.95 US SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARY SCORER AWARD FOR BEST BOOK BY A MANITOBA PUBLISHER   ABOUT THE BOOK: A yellowed newspaper clipping about a recently released prisoner who saves a drowning boy triggers a wrenching journey into memory for middle-aged Ruth Callis, forcing her to confront the events of her past and, ultimately, her own act of forgiveness. Growing up in the far North, Ruth is attracted to the young missionaries working in her town and becomes increasingly involved in the activities of their evangelical fundamentalist church group. Much to the dismay of her long-suffering parents, she turns into an adolescent zealot. When Ruth moves south to go to university, life becomes less simple, answers less obvious. She becomes involved with Ian, an older man who is unemployed, alcoholic, obsessive, and increasingly volatile. What at first seems exotic becomes more and more frightening. The devastating relationship forces Ruth to re-examine her own twisted ideologies. A book of rare emotional honesty, Released reveals the selfishness of the so-called righteous, the intense cruelty of human beings, and their divine capability for real love. Check out Margaret's website for more information: www.margaretmacpherson.com     BOOK CLUB GUIDE Do you belong to a book club? Click here to download a free PDF version of our Book Club Guide, with discussion questions, an interview with Margaret Macpherson, and resource material on violence against women, (Please note: to properly assemble this guide, print odd pages first, turn over and print even pages, then fold in half and staple. The dimensions of the finished booklet will be 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches.) Alternatively, if you would like us to send you a printed copy (or copies), send us a note by e-mail to marketing@signature-editions.com.     Other Signature books by Margaret Macpherson: Perilous Departures