In Trouble

In Trouble by Dianne Palovcik is is the emotional story of teenage Sarah Gardner’s journey through betrayal and loss. Trapped inside Rose Hill Home, Sarah has a phony name, no past, and is belittled for her shameful behaviour. She’s expected to give her baby up for adoption, return home and forget anything ever happened. 


Rose Hill is not a place of refuge. Sarah devises a plan to escape and find the father f her child. She endures housemates with more problems than expecting a baby. Death, a stalker, then a newspaper story drive Sarah to a desperate act. 


Can Sarah stop her baby from being stolen? What kind of future will she have? In Trouble is inspired by a tragic period in Canadian history now brought to life for a new generation. 


“In Trouble is a powerful story about women finding ways to survive when society has turned its back on them. With empathy and care, Dianne Palovcik has brought a little-know piece of 1960’s Halifax back to life.” 


- Michael Hingston, 2018 Metro Federation Writer in Residence


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