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My mother-in-law was a great fan of the books of O. Douglas, which was the pen name for the Scottish novelist Anna Buchan, sister of John Buchan of The Thirty-Nine Steps. Recently, while Doug and I were bookshopping in Victoria, I found  six small hardback copies of her books, and I bought them just because they reminded me of Bessie.

I read a few of the books at Bessie’s request years ago when I was a young mother, and I found them to be sweet but a little too sentimental. I didn’t have the patience for them. But now as I read them from a middle-aged viewpoint, I am seeing a few things differently. First off, they remind me a bit of Jane Austen because the stories are usually set in an obscure little Scottish town, and all the action is really simply getting to know the characters by accompanying them to tea or on a trip across the Scottish countryside. These are Continue reading ‘O. Douglas’

My husband has written a rollicking good book for aspiring writers called Wordsmithy, Hot Tips for the Writing Life. It is easy to read, fun to read, helpful, surprising, funny, and not your normal “color-in-the-lines” writing guidebook.  If you don’t want to just take my word for it, you can read this review from someone who is not even related to us. Bottom line is, you will enjoy this book about books.

Now’s the time to shop at Canon Press at their Fall Sale. I’ve never seen prices this low on some of my own stuff….I think I’ll stock up! Some of the audio sets are priced at $1.50!   Loving the Little Years audio is, I kid you not, $1.87.  My book for unmarried women and Doug’s dad’s book on Bitterness are each going for three bucks! You can also pre-order  the CD set from the Femina Conference. And lots of other cool stuff. Go shop around!