Holidays at the cottage: in between bouts of yard work or painting, there's lots of time to read. I had to pick up a new stock of books at the second-hand store in Perth. Even Neil has read 2 books.
bBaltimore's Mansion is a memoir. I read Wayne Johnston's Navigator of New York and, a long time ago, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams. Those were excellent, history-based novels. This memoir is very good, although not quite as satisfying as the novels. All about Newfoundland and his family's history there, especially the Confederation year, 1949, and what a mark it made on people for many years after. The story is told from the points of view of three men: Wayne, his father Arthur, and grandfather Charlie. That took a little getting used to, as the voices were similar. Definitely recommended.
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