On the first year anniversary of publishing my latest novel, Alone, I paused to reflect on the powerful responses we have that five title- ALONE.

Does it evoke a feeling of neglect; a wistful yearning for solitude; an emptiness soothed only by memories or a satisfaction from succeeding on your own?

The sisters in the novel Alone find themselves abandoned and isolated in a harsh wilderness environment. I wonder how many of us would have the courage to truly be alone.