Following the curves of the twentieth century, FALL ON YOUR KNEES takes us from haunted Cape Breton island in Nova Scotia through the battlefields of World War I into the emerging jazz scene in New York City, and immerses us in the lives of four unforgettable sisters.

Haunting debut novel from one of Canada's most admired playwrights and actresses. It traces a family from Cape Breton island, Nova Scotia, through the First World War into the emerging Jazz scene of New York. Four sister cope very differently with growing up in a troubled family. "(Fall on Your Knees) is a wonderful story, a depressing, bleak, magical tale, a curious testament to both the power of love and the inability of humans to live fully without it... It is a rare talent that can produce it for others to see" Mary Loudon, (The Times).