Best-selling Vancouver Island author Sylvia Bourgeois is releasing her latest historical fiction novel, Here, Now, on Nov. 22. Here, Now offers a vivid glimpse into a 1920s logging camp on the shores of Nimpkish Lake. Bourgeois is a resident of Fanny Bay who draws on her deep connection to northern Vancouver Island to craft a compelling tale of love, loss, and self-discovery set against the backdrop of the region’s rugged landscape and booming timber industry. Here, Now follows the journey of Eva Clark, a young Seattle woman who trades her career aspirations for an unexpected marriage and life in a remote camp. As Eva grapples with personal tragedy and the challenges of her new environment. …The novel spotlights Bourgeois’ meticulous research into life in the early 20th century, from smoke-filled city saloons to our island’s mist-shrouded wilderness.