Haunted by a failed marriage and the death of his son, Ben retreats into the woods. His story of restlessness, survival and second chances begins in a ramshackle cabin in the 1970's, and traces his loves, losses and triumphs over the next twenty-five years. Peopled by artists, musicians, farmers and sputtering Volkswagen vans, Drifting is a finely crafted debut novel that is poignant and lively, earthy and sensual.

“Priesnitz is good at what she does. Drifting is a wonderful tale. It’s a novel of building and rebuilding, with peppery dialogue, characters who quickly appear and reappear. And even through that, Drifting is saturated with the painful solitude of its protagonist.”
The Coast (Halifax)

“With the same lyricism that propelled her collection of short stories, Tangled with Leaves, author Heidi Priesnitz has written Drifting, a gently flowing novel of one man’s simple life. Drifting is a story of great endurance, patience and ingenuity.”
Atlantic Books Today

“Priesnitz’s style is refreshing. Her writing is loaded with symbolic double meanings that give both depth and shape to the narrative. Drifting is a captivating novel. The author is intelligent, the dialogue is subtle, and the narrative probes the connection between the way we choose to live and its impact on our emotional development.”
The Hamilton Examiner

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