KATE CHRISTIE, SOLSTICE

Solstice tells the story of high school soccer teammates reunited nearly a decade later and two thousand miles from their Michigan hometown. Shaken from her brother’s recent death, Sam Delaney has built a carefully ordered existence in Seattle. But when Emily MacKenzie re-enters her life, Sam must choose between order and chaos, loss and acceptance. Kate Christie was born and raised in Kalamazoo, attended Smith College, and earned a Master's in Creative Writing from WWU.  She lives near Bellingham with her partner of nine years.