BOOKS by Maryanna Gabriel
Walking the Camino
ON EARTH AS IT IS by Maryanna Gabriel
A story about the transformative power of pilgrimage.
from Pottersfield Press and Nimbus Publishing, 2023
ISBN 9781990770180
Audiobook: Narrated by Maryanna Gabriel
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing, 2023
ISBN 9780986511684
*Pottersfield Press Prize Winner 2023
* Sunshine Coast Writers & Editors Finalist 2025
“The judges loved your book very much.”
“The full spectrum of humanity, all of its greed and selflessness, is here for observation, and observe Gabriel does.”
– Carellin Brooks, The British Columbia Review
“I loved this book. Her writing is exquisite; plus it was a compelling read. I stayed up all night reading it.”
– Georgia Nichols, You and Your Future
“I only allowed myself a chapter at a time. I wanted to devour your book! So many facets touched me deeply. What a display of courage to share so intimately.”
Audiobook: Walking The Camino: On Earth As It Is Magic Cottage Creations, 2023 ISBN 9780986511684
Narrated by the Author: Spotify or Kobo or Apple or Googleplay or Barnes & Noble or most audiobook outlets.
Print and Ebook: Nimbus Publishing or Amazon and anywhere fine books are sold.
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“Many walk the Camino, but few do so with eyes and hearts as wide open as Gabriel…”
– Harry Thurston, Lost River: The Waters of Remembrance
“Her ability to weave past through present is quite remarkable, and her brief disquisitions on the history of the place she’s walking through are illuminating and interesting. There are many windows in this world of the Camino. Maryanna’s dry and intermittently humourous tone is an engaging one…pieces of her life flitter in and out of her consciousness as she goes…|
the story grows richer with every step.”
– Jane Silcott, Everything Rustles
“It’s first line might be one uttered by Emily Carr… It’s second line is almost verbatim Carr.
These lines set the tone for the next two hundred pages…”
– Stacey Engels, The Malahat Review
“…loved reading these pages and seeing the journey through the narrator’s eyes”
– Cooper Lee Bombadier, Pass With Care
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KAYAKING SOLO
By Maryanna Gabriel
Audiobook Narrated by the author.
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing, 2025 ISBN 9781069650504
Spotify or Apple or Kobo or Googleplay
by maryanna Gabriel
Kayaking Solo (Audio Only)
A short story about a woman who kayaks around Salt Spring Island when her relationship goes awry. 16 min.
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing, 2025
ISBN 9781069650504
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FRANCESCA SAVES A UNICORN
By Maryanna Gabriel
Audiobook narrated by the author.
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing, 2025 ISBN 9780986511691
Spotify or Googleplay or Chirp or Kobo
By Maryanna Gabriel
Francesca Saves A Unicorn (Audio Only)
The unicorn has been stolen from a place where stars sing and is taken to an island. Francesca encounters the scared unicorn and tries to help her.
(Up to eight years old.) 9 min.
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing, 2025
ISBN 9780986511691
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OWEN’S GRANDMOTHER AND THE LITTLE BLACK BOX
By Maryanna Gabriel; Illustrations by Maryanna Gabriel
ISBN-13 :978-0986ASIN B0155OC8G4
Magic Cottage Creations, 2015
Audiobook narrated by the author: Amazon or Barnes&Noble or Googleplay
Owen’s Grandmother And The Little Black Box
Available in print. Please use contact form.
The exciting tale of a grandmother’s search for her grandson. What black box? Can Owen save his grandmother? The drama!
“A story that makes you want to share a hug.”
-Andrea Spalding, author
“This charming little book is beautifully illustrated.“
– Carol Eyles, former owner Jumping Mouse Books
“I’ve got goose bumps. It’s beautiful.”
“… a universal story…”
Margriet Ruurs, author, REVIEW
For print orders, please use submission form.
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DAYS TO REMEMBER
By Maryanna Gabriel
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing
Available in print. (please use contact form)
A journal
Days To Remember
For recording birthdays,
anniversaries and other remembrances.
““I love this book because: 1) it is very Canadian; 2) it is beautifully illustrated; 3) the use of colour and contrasting black and white is very effective; 4) it has a joyful, loving sentiment; and) because of the simplicity, complexity and creativity of the story.””
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MEMENTO: A COASTAL RECIPE TREASTURE
By Maryanna Gabriel
Magic Cottage Creations Publishing
OUT OF PRINT
“… evocative paintings and recipes in this lovely book…”
– David Wood (Chef)
“a commemoration of the coastal landscape…”
– Driftwood Newspaper
“invariably impressed…”
– Island Locavore
Memento: A Coastal Recipe Treasure
A charming keepsake and work of art, with original recipes from Canada's Salish Sea set on Salt Spring Island.
“… a serendipitous find…”
– Avid Magazine
““For many years, islanders and visitors alike have enjoyed the cards and calendars created by cousins Maryanna Gabriel and Bly Kaye. Gabriel’s unique recipes and Kaye’s charming illustrations are available in a more permanent form in the book Memento; A Coastal Recipe Treasure. Gabriel describes the cookbook as both “a memento or a souvenir” and a commemoration of the coastal landscape.”
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Happy to mail signed copies of Walking The Camino: On Earth As It Is.
Please use contact form, with thanks to you.