"Luminous Stories, Unlikely Heroes." Eldonna is drawn to stories about community-the places we live, the families we're born into, and the tribes we gravitate toward.
Eldonna currently lives and writes in a tiny pink house in beautiful San Luis Obispo, CA. Her 2014 memoir Lost in Transplantation chronicles this life-changing decision.
She is also the subject of the award-winning documentary Perfect Strangers that follows one kidney patient and one potential kidney donor in their search for a possible match. In her second novel Clover Blue (May 2019) Eldonna once again explores themes of otherness and belonging, and the true definition of home. Her bestselling debut novel, This I Know, won over the hearts and minds of readers everywhere and was a Delilah Book Club selection. She eventually escaped the harsh winters, moving to California where she expanded her career from journaling facilitator to author to beloved writing instructor to keynote speaker. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Eldonna Edwards grew up in a large family nestled between cornfields and churches in the provincial Midwest. Part coming-of-age tale, part love story, part mystery, Clover Blue tenderly explores an unconventional but no less complex family that resonates with our deep-rooted yearning for home. With each revelation about a heartbreaking past he never imagined, Blue faces a choice between those he's always trusted, and an uncertain future where he must risk everything in his quest for the truth. As secrets slowly unfurl, Blue's beliefs-about Goji, the guidelines that govern their seemingly idyllic lives, and the nature of family itself-begin to shift. The passing months bring upheaval to their little clan and another member arrives, a beautiful runaway teen named Rain, sparking new tensions. For the first time, Goji's answers fail to satisfy. With the urging of his fearless and funny best friend, Harmony, Clover Blue begins to ask questions. But despite his loyalty to the commune and its guru-like founder Goji, Blue grapples with invisible ties toward another family-the one he doesn't remember. Here, everyone is family, regardless of their disparate backgrounds-surfer, midwife, Grateful Dead groupie, Vietnam deserter. What he does know with certainty is that among this close-knit, nature-loving group, he is happy. There are many things twelve-year-old Clover Blue isn't sure of- his exact date of birth, his name before he was adopted into the Saffron Freedom Community, or who his first parents were. Set against the backdrop of a commune in 1970s Northern California, Clover Blue is a compelling, beautifully written story of a young boy's search for identity.
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