Janice Lynn Mather (born December 29, 1981)[1] is a Bahamian-born Canadian writer and author of young adult fiction based in British Columbia.
Fifteen years in the making the novel focuses on 16-year-old Indira Ferguson as she attempts to step out of the shadow of her mother's reputation and find her own path.
[4][5] It was named to the short list of the Governor General's Award for English-language children's literature.
[6] Her second novel Facing the Sun, a coming of age story about four young women set in the Bahamas, was published in 2020.
[7] The book takes place over the course of a summer during which a property developer signals interest in purchasing a local beach.