Alyssa Hall is a Newmarket, Ontario native now living in British Columbia who wrote her first book, "Trusting Claire" amid the coronavirus pandemic. It is loosely based on her experiences growing up in a family of fresh refugees.
ALYSSA HALL writes from the heart. Like the protagonist of her first novel, Trusting Claire, Alyssa grew up in Ontario in a family of Russian refugees. Claire’s Grecian adventures, culinary appreciation, and small-town background all stem from Alyssa’s real life. Most importantly, Claire and her creator both approach life with curiosity, tenacity, and grit.
Alyssa Hall is a true storyteller. She writes from the heart and about places and themes she knows well. She has a knack for effortlessly infusing a vivid sense of place in her stories. Wanting Aidan, her second mystery novel, grew out of Alyssa’s love of England, her passion for detective stories, as well as her compassion for people like her characters Rita and Stefan. Alyssa cleverly weaves characters from her first book into this second. While still a new and relatively unknown writer, she is on her way to becoming a known and credible novelist.
Alyssa wrote her novels for those who, like her, enjoy a good psychological murder mystery. At the same time, she wrote Trusting Claire with an attention to the more subtle aspects of everyday life: the experiences of refugee families in Canada. She touches on the nuances of mother-daughter relationships and also the difficult work of interpreting what our hearts tell us.
Alyssa now lives in Langley, British Columbia, with her husband, David. They spend their winters in Tucson, Arizona, where she is an avid hiker. One of her favourites being Romero Pools, in the Catalina Mountains in Oro Valley.
Alyssa Hall is a true storyteller. She writes from the heart and about places and themes she knows well. She has a knack for effortlessly infusing a vivid sense of place in her stories. Wanting Aidan, her second mystery novel, grew out of Alyssa’s love of England, her passion for detective stories, as well as her compassion for people like her characters Rita and Stefan. Alyssa cleverly weaves characters from her first book into this second. While still a new and relatively unknown writer, she is on her way to becoming a known and credible novelist.
Alyssa wrote her novels for those who, like her, enjoy a good psychological murder mystery. At the same time, she wrote Trusting Claire with an attention to the more subtle aspects of everyday life: the experiences of refugee families in Canada. She touches on the nuances of mother-daughter relationships and also the difficult work of interpreting what our hearts tell us.
Alyssa now lives in Langley, British Columbia, with her husband, David. They spend their winters in Tucson, Arizona, where she is an avid hiker. One of her favourites being Romero Pools, in the Catalina Mountains in Oro Valley.
