By Robyn Doherty
Published Oct 23, 2015
April-May Collins is a thirty-year-old ordinary-looking librarian who often feels her life is dull and boring. To embellish it, she engages her unique and wild imagination. It often gets her into trouble.A setback from a recent relationship breakup threatens to propel her spiraling, once again, into depression.Encouraged by her concerned mother one mild Spring Sunday morning, April goes for a walk through her favourite forest. While there, she allows her imagination to run free. It does and takes her to an imaginary island and on a fantastic journey of self-discovery. Along the way, April-May meets some interesting humans and numerous animals and gains a few insightful lessons. Their somewhat unconventional guidance eventually assists her to make the necessary changes so she can find her way back home. The path is a rocky but rewarding and enlightening one.April, obsessed with dragons, feels there has to be at least one, and friendly at that, to fly home on.And so she begins her search.