Joanne McCarron
Coventina’s Well
2025
The Sacred Feminine – all very fascinating, but what has it really got to do with modern women?
Jane is haunted over a tragic incident that happened when she was fourteen. Why hadn’t she been paying attention to what was real instead of playing in fantasy? Now Amber, her beautiful ten year old daughter is missing, lost in the reserve forest or worse – why wasn’t she paying attention – again?
Cheryl is persistent – there ‘s no question about that. She is also exhausted, like severe adrenal exhaustion exhausted. Talented, hard-working, ethical, what is it that continually obstructs and eludes her from living the life she wants?
Skye is young, newly engaged to the man she loves and has a job organising travel-groups to sacred, historic and exciting places around the globe; the world is her oyster. But the world is in such a mess, she worries about the future, even wonders if she should have any children. Is there something in the worldwide re-awakening of the Sacred Feminine that can show her a better way forward and give her the reassurance she seeks?
Three women. Three different histories, personalities, generations. Is there something, some ancient wisdom, that connects them all and can answer them all?
About the Author
Joanne McCarron has been selected for and attended many residencies and workshops including: Creators on Craft with Michael Robotham, Historical Fiction with Kate Forsyth, Creative Screenplay with Karel Segers; with Varuna, the National Writers House (for example, Writers Who are friends, Writers who are Hauntings; A Conversation Between Writers), and the ACT Writers Centre (for example, Year of the Novel with Craig Cormick, Writing Humour for Kids with Andy Griffiths, In a Nutshell: Writing for Children with Sue Whiting). She has studied creative writing at the postgraduate level with Mark Macleod, Alex Segal and Jared van Duinen and completed the Comprehensive Writing Certificate with the Writing School. She has received high praise from award-winning authors and writers including Peter Bishop, Craig Cormick, Teja Jaensch, Petrea King and Michael Pyne. She has worked as a researcher across subject areas as diverse as law, literature, creative writing, economics and mineral and earth science.
