Local Authors ~ Great Gifts

Author HARRY B. BARRETT, life-long resident of Port Dover sees a story wherever he goes.  Visiting with Florence Misner Watkinson in November last year, 2012, Harry knew that the World War I nursing service of Minnie and Laurel Misner needed to be told.
His 2013 book is dedicated to the "Army and Navy Nursing Sisters of two Great Wars.  A priceless collection of drawings and photographs illustrate this treasure of "almost forgotten history." 
The contents of "tattered photo albums and compact diaries, which had been used as autograph albums by [Florence's] two aunts" were a rich source for Mr. Barrett's research.

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BREAKING NEWS ~ Monday, December 23 Brad will be in The Neat L'l Bookshop signing books.  Put one under your tree ~  Watch for times.  We will post in the bookshop window as well as on-line.  (If you have books at home that are not already signed, bring them in.)


"All Hat" ~ (Have You Seen the Movie?)

 
Books by Brad ~  Read one, you want the next.  Brad Smith grew up in Canfield, Haldimand County.  He currently lives in Dunnville where he continues to write fast-paced mysteries sometimes referred to as "country noir."  A distintive style that feels to us like home.

Shoot the Dog is Brad's third book and recent release in his Virgil Cain series.  Available in The Neat Little Bookshop.   Hardcover $26.  Simon & Schuster/ Scribners  2013.

    www.bradsmithbooks.com or find Brad on Facebook:  "brad smith author"

Books by Local Authors Make Great Gifts ~



A Family's Harrowing Escape from East Germany

 The Author, Doris Kienitz, lives in Haldimand County.  This is a true story of how her family under extreme secrecy escaped from East Germany.

Available in trade paperback or in hardcover. 

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Josie's "So Few on Earth" will touch the reader's heart.

Looking for a Local Author?  "So Few on Earth" by Jose Penny.
A fascinating autobiography about growing up in Labrador.

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Retail $20

 BOOKS by Local  Authors ~ To List a Few

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Retail $15

Retal $7

"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its loveliness increases;  it will never
Pass into nothingness;  but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing."

~ John Keats (1795 - 1821)  Endymion (1818) bk.i, 1.1

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Neil Paul & John Passfield ~ Cottonwood Mansion

"When Christmastime draws near, hearts fill with gladness as people everywhere come together to share the joy of the season." ~ THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS Creative Holiday Ideas, Leisure Arts, 1992

The Third Thursday of December folks will be reading special Christmas stories.  Everyone Welcome...  bring along a favourite poem or excerpt.  Thursday, December 19, 1:00 p.m.
...stop by for a few minutes even if you can't stay!


Photo:  Neil Paul & John Passfield at Cottonwood Mansion, Selkirk.  Files lbw