Out of the Shadows

Set during the dramatic Red River Resistance of 1869-1870 and the birth of Manitoba. The novel is told through the perspective of a young Irish-Canadian journalist, Conor O'Dea. Under mysterious circumstances, after working for the assassinated politician D'Arcy McGee, O?Dea is sent West, and to Sir John A. Macdonald?s horror befriends Louis Riel. Macdonald never understood Louis Riel and never really tried to. The story also includes the little known Fenian attack in Manitoba. If Louis Riel had supported his fellow Catholics, it could have been what the lieutenant governor called "A rough time of it?" But he didn't. He supported Canada. Equal parts spy thriller and love triangle and, in a time of reconciliation, this poignant novel contributes to the complicated story of Canada. Henderson and Bouchard have managed the magnificent feat of starting a very important conversation about this great land for all of those who call it home.

GORDON HENDERSON is an accomplished journalist and documentary filmmaker. His company 90th Parallel Productions has produced more than a hundred premium documentaries which have run on all major Canadian networks and been broadcast around the world. Many have won national and international awards. Henderson is no stranger to Canadian history. He was a parliamentary correspondent, a current affairs producer and a senior series producer of the CBC/Radio-Canada Canada: A People's History. Henderson is the author of the novel Man in the Shadows, built around the assassination of Irish-Canadian politician D'Arcy McGee. For more than a decade he taught in the Journalism department at Toronto's Ryerson (now Metropolitan) University. He lives in Toronto with his wife Pam. DAVID BOUCHARD is an Indigenous Canadian of French, Chippewa (Pierre Charbonot - Bay Settlement, Wisconsin) and Osage (Josette Bonneterre, Green Bay) heritage. He is the author of over 70 books offered in English, French, and several Indigenous languages. In 2010 he was named as a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2014, an Oshawa Public School was named after him. In 2016, for his dedication to the revitalization of Indigenous languages, stories and culture, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law Degree. The father of three and the step father of two, David lives in Victoria with his wife Vicki.