The Colour of Time, or the Incredible Story of Mary Gallagher

A novel from the bestselling author of Songs for the Cold of Heart

Sightings of the ghost of Mary Gallagher are reported every six years in Montreal, three days after the Saint-Jean-Baptiste holiday…

From Aimé’s Quiet Revolution and the thrills and spills of Expo 67 to the brothels, business and trained bears of Mary’s 19th-century Griffintown, The Colour of Time is a larger-than-life family saga like no other, rooted in the farms at the foot of Mount Royal, where the famous Montreal melon was cultivated.

This fabulous trip through time is proof positive that history is no match for destiny, and that all of the future exists in the past.

One of the hallmarks of Eric Dupont’s writing is the juxtaposition of the supernatural and real worlds—his trademark magical realism. The lighthearted tone of his work often belies undercurrents of deeper themes and meanings.