I woke up yesterday morning to what I thought would be a pretty normal, albeit busy, day of marketing my new novel, A Touch of Promise, and fulfilling my tasks for a local event called Bookapalooza!
I sat down at my computer before even having breakfast and found that a friend and local poet, Brenda Pedigrew, had sent me a congratulatory note about the article in our local newspaper, TheHighlander, about my new novel, A Touch of Promise. I quickly searched for the article in the e-edition of the paper and my heart was warmed by the thoughtful and insighful prose I read. Thank you Mike. (You can access it through the link below).
I scrolled back to the beginning of the paper and began to read about other local events. When I came upon the editorial, I noted that Mike had also written it. As I read my eyes welled up. The editorial was all about how the conversation we had, had impacted his life and inspired him to make a commitment he had been putting off for several years. He was touched by Pearl’s journey after her arrival in Canada and could see many similarities to his own path. He made a pledge to become a Canadian Citizen by July 1, 2026. I wish him the best of luck in that pursuit and will look forward to seeing his picture in the paper with his own story next July!
It occurs to me that we Canadians are all, with the important exception of our indigenous people, descendents of people who made a journey to a land that held much promise alongside much potential disappointment. They had to rise above the barriers and find their own path in this new land, or we wouldn’t be here. That’s really what my Promise Series is all about! It may have a foundation of my own family history but it goes much deeper. Make Canada Day a day to explore your heritage and learn your story of settlement in this wonderful country, or whatever country you live in, before the story disappears with the sands of time never to be found again.
Here’s the story he wrote about A Touch of Promise
Hit the above link to see a bigger copy of the original article.
