Alyson Hope

Alyson Hope is a writer who currently lives in Montreal, the island of Tiohtià ke - unceded land of the Kanien'kehá ka Nation. In 2014, Hope received her Master's Degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Based largely on ecocritical theory, her thesis examines the multi-faceted relationship between nature and the characters in John Steinbeck's East of Eden . Hope's love and respect for the natural world is what drew her to the study of ecocriticism. The Smell of Rain ,...See more

Alyson Hope is a writer who currently lives in Montreal, the island of Tiohtià ke - unceded land of the Kanien'kehá ka Nation. In 2014, Hope received her Master's Degree in literature from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Based largely on ecocritical theory, her thesis examines the multi-faceted relationship between nature and the characters in John Steinbeck's East of Eden . Hope's love and respect for the natural world is what drew her to the study of ecocriticism. The Smell of Rain , published by the brilliant folks of Renaissance Press, is Hope's debut fictional novel. See less