Alyson HopeAlyson Hope is a writer who currently lives in Montreal, the island of Tiohtià ke - unceded land of the Kanien'kehá ka Nation. In 2014, Hope received her Master's Degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Based largely on ecocrtical theory, her thesis examines the multi-faceted relationship between nature and the characters in John Steinbeck's East of Eden. Hope's love and respect for the natural world is what drew her to the study of ecocriticism. The Smell of Rain, published by the brilliant folks of Renaissance Press, is Hope's debut fictional novel. Read More Read Less