Sarah Conover has a BA in religious studies from the University of Colorado and an MFA in poetry from Eastern Washington University. She is the author of seven books on world wisdom traditions and spirituality for adults and children. Her poetry and essays have been published in a variety of literary magazines and anthologies. She lives in Spokane, Washington.

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My Latest Book - “Set Adrift”

In January, 1958, a renowned sailing family was lost in a storm in the Bermuda Triangle. The youngest of two daughters, Sarah, suddenly an orphan, grew up never knowing her parents and grandparents. As an adult, she began to pursue the mystery of her family and their disappearance, and discovered that their stories were far different from the versions she was told. Sarah Conover’s memoir follows the national media’s investigation of the Revonoc’s vanishing, and exposes the truths that led her to “unstory” the family history, creating a new understanding of their lives, and hers.

Sarah Conover’s Set Adrift is a most captivating memoir. Written in brief, brilliant chapters, this gripping story unfolds elegantly. Though the book begins with a shocking maritime disaster, and returns with perfect pacing to the mystery itself, it’s a compassionate study in reclamation of facts, identities and relationships, extending for a lifetime. It’s a seeker’s journey through complexity, rich with family voices, scenes, devotions, and fresh reckonings. You’ll feel your own life and difficulties fall into relief as you read. I love this book with all my heart.

- Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People’s Poet Laureate
(Poetry Foundation)