The Secrets of Strongwood

Formally an academic writer, The Secrets of Strongwood is Cartwrights first novel. The inhabitants of a small and isolated Municipality challenged by the intrusion of Government, struggle to survive. The Secrets of Srongwood is history culled from in-depth research and interwoven with a captivating and unusual story line that takes us through the 16th century to our modern day in the Interlake region of Manitoba. The story is coloured by intrigue, romance, birth and the meaning of life as death approaches James Stuart, the communities Bard, Jongleur