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from the bookshelf Afer fnding a passport of her own Great Aunt A Book For The Little Ones provides the backdrop of Knight’s novel. Betsy at the family cottage, her imagination took over and she was able to form the characters for & A Summer Mystery For Us All the story. entertaining Tis By Marlene Markham-Gay historical novel uses three time periods. Te narrator Beth, in the year 2000 at the family cottage, shifs to 1963 Holly Switzer works with children with special supports homeless shelters and food banks as her when Beth is 10 years needs and resides in Windsor. She has created a favourite charities. old and she has a visit children’s book, “Attitude of Gratitude” which “Attitude of Gratitude” can be purchased from Great Aunt Betsy was illustrated by Eleanor Stephens Breen. at Biblioasis (olde Walkerville), Chapters at creating much drama It is a beautiful sof cover book with attractive Devonshire Mall, Indigio in Lakeshore, From in her young life. And eye catching pictures that tells the story of four Te Heart on Ottawa Street and Crafers Plus on fnally, the main narrative shif takes us to the very unusual pals – Opinionated Owl, Fearful Walker Road, Windsor. As well you can contact summer in 1900 when a young Betsy works as a Frog, Mopey Mole and a very Grumpy Goat. All Switzer by emailing: [email protected] chambermaid at the Mettawas. of them love to complain! Our next pick is “Tat Summer at the We become engrossed in the mystery and Tey decide to Mettawas” by Rosalind Knight, a retired high tragedy of that summer. Tis is good vacation switch places and school teacher. Knight taught English and Creative reading, while lounging in the lawn chair, being their complaints turn Writing. She resides in Kingsville, Ontario swept away by Knight’s memorable writing of into a very amusing and has been published in local anthologies, “Tat Summer at the Mettawas.” tale of how they “Whiskey Sour City” and “Happenstance.” Tis novel can be purchased directly found happiness. Knight writes, “With vivid historically from the author by ordering via email: Soon their attitude accurate settings of the Kingsville area, the story [email protected] turned to gratitude. touches three generations and begs an answer Marlene Markham-Gay is the former host of Switzer is no to the question, what conversations might we CFTV’s “Storyteller”. She promotes local authors stranger to storytelling, she was inspired at an have with our ancestors now if we had a second through the book corner at the Essex Railway early age by her father. She has travelled far and chance?” Station, which allows them to display and sell wide, visiting many places including Scotland, In 1889 Hiram Walker built Te “Mettawas books. Marlene is an avid reader and encourages Central America, the United States and in Hotel” on the lake, in Kingsville. It soon became her eight grandchildren to read. So many books Canada. A frm belief that people should not a tourist attraction and is part of the rich history and too little time prevent her from reading the have to choose between food and shelter, Switzer of this small town. It does not exist today, but it same book twice. 52 BIZ X MAGAZINE • JUNE 2014 BizX2014June52.indd 52 2014-05-27 9:44 PM