About the Author

Adele Poynter was born and raised in Newfoundland but also has strong American family ties. After living in other countries, she returned to Newfoundland in the mid 80's where she has worked as a geologist and an economist. This is her first novel.

Reviews

"Dancing in a Jar illuminates the urgent love, family connections, and power struggles in a small Newfoundland mining town aching under the strain of difficult times. With spare and yet somehow lush writing, Poynter peels back layers of history to find an enduring love story, carefully rendered and intimately felt."
-Lisa Moore