Award-winning nonfiction writer Carissa Halton breaks the mould with this stunning debut novel.

Annie Jalmer stands uneasily between opposing allegiances in her 1930s Rocky Mountain town. As the radical politics of her family inflame tensions, Annie becomes an unwilling double agent until a violent strike forces her to take a stand.

An electrifying debut, Revolution Songs is inspired by the little-known story of a Communist union, the rise of the Canadian Ku Klux Klan, and the women who fought on both sides. Set against the charged backdrop of Depression-era politics, Halton weaves a thrilling and timely story that echoes the rising polarization of our own era.

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Carissa Halton is an award-winning writer of fiction and creative non-fiction in Edmonton, Alberta. Her essays have been widely published, and her book, Little Yellow House: Finding Community in a Changing Neighbourhood, was a finalist for the 2019 Edmonton Book Prize. Revolution Songs is her debut novel.