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The HWS Mystery NovelThe Library of Lost Trees
In 1903, an inquisitive student at the Tremlett Women's College on Antheia Island near Maine discovers a body dashed against the forbidden cliffs. Sherlock Holmes-obsessed Ada Gentry Adair delves into the untamed depths of the island to uncover the truth behind a string of mysterious deaths and disappearances. This is the first book based on the adventures of the founders of the Hardy Women's Society as discovered in the HWS archives at Tremlett College. The novel has not yet been released. |
The Authors
Kerry Eilleen and Amanda Kooser are a mother-and-daughter team who co-authored The Library of Lost Trees, the first in a series of mystery novels that explores mythology, botany, legends, adventure and the growing movement for women’s independence at the turn of the 20th century. The second book in the series, The Bones in the Branches, takes place in New Mexico Territory. They are currently plotting the third book in the saga, A Dance of Ferns.
Amanda C. Kooser
Amanda Kooser (she/they) is a professional writer specializing in science, technology, and travel journalism. They are a contributor to CNET and Forbes.com, and a songwriter and musician who has spent time with the bands Edith Grove & Bottle Tree, So Dark a Train, and, most recently, The Dawn Hotel. She graduated with an MFA in creative writing from the University of New Mexico in 2022.
Amanda has traveled transatlantic the old-fashioned way, by train and ocean liner. When not writing, she can be found hiking in the mountains of New Mexico, tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto, and training in Aikido at Albuquerque Aikikai.
She first joined the Hardy Women’s Society at the age of 16 and is now an active member of the New Mexico Chapter.
Amanda has traveled transatlantic the old-fashioned way, by train and ocean liner. When not writing, she can be found hiking in the mountains of New Mexico, tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto, and training in Aikido at Albuquerque Aikikai.
She first joined the Hardy Women’s Society at the age of 16 and is now an active member of the New Mexico Chapter.
Kerry Eilleen
Kerry Eilleen (she/her) is a printmaker, gardener and landscape historian. Her master’s thesis looked at California freeway design and its intersection with art, culture, and society. She is a member of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico, Society of Architectural Historians Landscape History Chapter and the California Garden & Landscape History Society.
Kerry’s extensive experience with gardening, landscape design, art history and historic preservation all contributed to the development of the novel. She particularly enjoyed her time studying primary source material from Tremlett College.
Kerry introduced both of her daughters to the Hardy Women’s Society. Her son is a member of the HWS Men’s Auxiliary.
Kerry’s extensive experience with gardening, landscape design, art history and historic preservation all contributed to the development of the novel. She particularly enjoyed her time studying primary source material from Tremlett College.
Kerry introduced both of her daughters to the Hardy Women’s Society. Her son is a member of the HWS Men’s Auxiliary.