Webber's first book was a novel entitled, "Defying Gravity", published in 2000 by Coteau Books. It tells the story of Miranda, a television news producer from Edmonton, who ends up on a life-changing road trip with a young East Indian who is planning to enter the priesthood, and the story also features a refugee from the Rwandan genocide. In her review of the novel for the Quill &amp; Quire, Barbra Leslie wrote, "It recounts a cynical woman's search for spiritual or religious meaning, and it's good: a dry, quiet Canadian Beat tale." "Defying Gravity" was nominated for three Saskatchewan Book Awards, including "Book of the Year".