Annie Crow Knoll: Sunrise, Book 1 in a moving and emotional women’s fiction trilogy, delivers the coming of age of a true, small town, American heroine.As far as a young Annie Crow is concerned, the world is full of irrational rules and conventions, especially for women. With pure determination, she uncovers the truth about her critical mother's parentage and her grandmother’s suicide. In her teens, Annie confronts the local Klansmen and trusts Bo, her African American friend and surrogate father, as they fight to save the Chesapeake Bay property left to her. When the family legacy of depression haunts her early adulthood, and Annie struggles with estrangement from her husband and young son, will she be able to accept love from the man who has been there all along? Annie Crow Knoll: Sunrise celebrates a young woman’s strengthening sense of self and the restorative magic of the natural world at the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. It is a story of loss, grief, survival and the healing powers of friendship and nature. I dove into this book and didn't come up for air until I finished the series. A perfect vacation on the Chesapeake with a colony of quirky, all too human characters who broke my heart and gave me hope as they navigated their lives. You don't have to wish you were here. You are. - Liane K. Hansen, National Public Radio Personality Gail Priest's Annie Crow Knoll trilogy, the stories of four generations of family on Maryland's Eastern Shore, is rendered with achingly beautiful power and sensitivity. The characters, led by the strongest of intelligent women, are all finding their way forward with tremendous wisdom, tears, and courage. A literary tale of deep pain and every manner of healing, I wholeheartedly recommend all the Annie Crow Knoll titles,to our most demanding readers, and yes, to Hollywood as well. - Robert Blake Whitehill, Author/Screenwriter, The Ben Blackshaw Series It's not just the people of Annie Crow Knoll who will keep you turning the pages of this trilogy. What sets Gail's novels apart is the strong sense of place she has created. The upper Chesapeake Bay is a major character in each of the books. Gail's abiding love for the Chesapeake is unmistakable. The descriptions of nature's constancy across the seasons and the years serve as a beautiful backdrop for the story of Annie Crow and her family. -Mary Scherf, Chesapeake Style Magazine First, let me say I love the character of Annie. I love how Priest shows her growth from childhood to being forced into early adulthood with the death of her parents. I love how she becomes a part of where she grew up as if it is an extension of her. What a wonderful feeling to have about where you live. I also love how Annie is such a cool character. I mean really what other child would have a crow as a childhood pet. She is not a normal child by all means but that is what makes her so special. I also love how Annie manages to maintain a friendship from childhood into adulthood. If you are looking for a great book to read, I would highly recommend this book. -Melissa Vera, Blogger, Chats from the Blog Cabin and Adventures of a Frugal Mom Gail Priest is the author the Annie Crow Knoll trilogy which includes Annie Crow Knoll: Sunrise, Sunset, and Moonrise . Annie Crow Knoll: Moonrise was a Kindle Book Awards 2017 semi-finalist. A selection from Annie Crow Knoll: Sunset was chosen for the PS Books anthology, 50 Over 50.   Eastern Shore Shorts , her collection of short stories set in various Eastern Shore towns, was an International Book Awards finalist. Her play Eva's Piano was produced at the Dayton Playhouse in their New Play Festival. The Church Hill Theatre in Church Hill, Maryland staged a reading of her play A Thing with Feathers . Gail is a member of Eastern Shore Writers' Association, Chesapeake Bay Writers, the Artist Network Conference, and the South Jersey Writers' Group, where she was named Writer of the Year for 2016. Gail's career in theatre as a college professor, actor, director, and playwright, along with her degree in and experiences as a counselor, significantly influence her writing. Gail's upcoming novel has a paranormal twist and is set in the Philadelphia area and in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.