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Dear Missing Friend
Published by Sea Crow Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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About The Book
Three hearts. Countless letters. One impossible choice.
Through letters exchanged across oceans and Manhattan streets, Irish immigrant Catherine McGuirk navigates love, ambition, and heartbreak. Torn between her seafaring husband, the suitor she once refused, and her own dreams, Catherine’s fate unfolds in an intimate, epistolary saga of passion, resilience, and 19th-century life.
Through letters exchanged across oceans and Manhattan streets, Irish immigrant Catherine McGuirk navigates love, ambition, and heartbreak. Torn between her seafaring husband, the suitor she once refused, and her own dreams, Catherine’s fate unfolds in an intimate, epistolary saga of passion, resilience, and 19th-century life.
About The Author
Susan McGuirk posts about historical fiction heroines on her blog “The Storied Sisters Society” on Bluesky, Substack, and on her website, www.susanmcguirk.com. Her debut novel, Dear Missing Friend, coming in May 2026 from Sea Crow Press, has been long-listed for the Goethe Award for Historical Fiction. Susan worked at Anthology Film Archives, a historical film museum, where she received its Film Preservation Award and serves on the Board of Advisors. She honed her writing skills at HBO, composing hundreds of in-house film reviews. After running a media mentoring program at City College of New York, Susan accepted the President’s Award. She earned a BA and MA in Media Studies from the New School and lives with her husband in New York City.
Product Details
- Publisher: Sea Crow Press (May 19, 2026)
- Length: 268 pages
- ISBN13: 9781961864542
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Raves and Reviews
“McGuirk creates a powerful foundation for a story that embraces many elements, from history to mystery, using Catherine’s strengths and character to bring this era to life.”
– Midwest Book Review
“Fans of historical novels will find much to like in McGuirk’s debut. An ambitious work of historical fiction.”
—Kirkus Review
– Kirkus Review
“In Susan McGuirk’s epistolary novel Dear Missing Friend, letters go where the heart is meant to travel, enabling a kind of freedom that feels unattainable in daily life.”
– Foreword Reviews
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