Author Biography
Mr. Dorion is a retired New York City teacher of English and history who wrote Comrade Anna over 13 years. He currently lives with his wife, Uraiwan, in New Hampshire. His next novel, entitled Jack, is due to be published in 2014. Jack is set in Charleston, South Carolina, and on the high seas before and during the American Civil War. It focuses on Jack and his friends. A 'rebel's rebel' Jack, an adventurous, highly competitive adolescent, challenges the racist teachings of his schoolmaster, forcing him to quit his career, and later steals a slave ship in Jamaica with the cargo aboard. He ultimately meets his fate at the epic battle of Gettysburg. Another of Mr. Dorion's books is The Lucky Lobsters which was published in 2006.