The Shattered Curling Stone tells the story of young Ailsa Maclaren, a Scottish lass who takes to the ice in the late 1800s to learn to curl under the tutelage of her father. Unfortunately for Ailsa, women weren't supposed to curl in Victorian Scotland. Curling was something that men did. A sport that men played. "The manly Scottish exercise," they called it. Nevertheless, Ailsa persisted, over the loud and oft-repeated objections of the mouthy John Carswell. Along the way, Ailsa meets Sheenagh Gillie, Darcie Gilday, the Reverend John Kerr, and the charming, and very, very handsome Lucas Plotcok. And therein lies the real tale.The Shattered Curling Stone, although centered around the ancient Scottish sport of curling, is really a tribute to women in all walks of life - pioneers who blaze a trail so that others can follow. It is a work of historical fiction, weaving real people and events into a fictionalized story. Throughout the story are actual historical accounts of curling in the 1700s and 1800s.The book features a Foreword by Cheryl Bernard, two-time Olympian and current President and CEO of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. It also features an Afterword with a brief, true history of women in curling.Florig's previous novel, The Stones of Ailsa Craig, was named Best Historical Fiction of 2023 by Indies Today.