Downloading Maiden Leap

Kate, a devoted wife and mother, has lived her whole life under the mythic bluff called Maiden Leap in a scenic river town. Her contented life is turned inside out when her former high school girlfriend Lucy returns to town as a graduate of a gay conversion therapy program. Now Kate must cope with her guilt and anger over how she and Lucy parted.

As Kate struggles to balance her marriage to her reliable husband and her friendship with mercurial Lucy, their old flame is rekindled and a town secret is uncovered. Kate must learn how to navigate a new world of possibilities, confront her moral conundrums, and solve the age-old mystery surrounding Maiden Leap.

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING:
conversion therapy, homophobia

About CM Harris

CM Harris is the author of novels THE THICKET, MAIDEN LEAP, THE CHILDREN OF MOTHER GLORY, and ENTER OBLIVION.

Her short stories and essays appear in Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine, Escape Artists’ Pseudopod podcast, A WOMAN UNBECOMING and COPPICE & BRAKE Dark Fiction Anthologies, Meniscus Literary Journal, SALiT Magazine, Harrington Literary Quarterly, and the anthology QUEER VOICES: Poetry, Prose, and Pride. Her screenplay The Cost of Glory recently received a Gold award for Best Concept Script and a Silver award for Best Feature Script from the Queen Palm Film Festival.

CM Harris attended The School of Art Institute of Chicago and The Loft Literary Center of Minneapolis. She lives in Minneapolis with her wife and their twins and is the lead singer of the indie band Hothouse Weeds.