ISBN 978-1-99 (epub) (Crossfield Publishing Inc.) May 2021.Ĭopyright Crossfield Publishing. Marys, Ontario, N4X 1C9, CanadaĬopyright the author. But then news of her father's death and the discovery of her mother's betrayal drive Nicole to question everything about her family, her life, and even Maud. Over cups of tea and long drives along the north shore of Lake Superior, they compare notes and hilarious observations about congregational life.
When she becomes desperate for someone who understands, Maud shows up in her garden. Nicole deals with her frustrations through her painting and subversive sense of humour, even as she tries outwardly to please everyone: her well-meaning husband Adam, her angry, distant mother, and the congregation of Marathon Community Fellowship. In the early 1980's, the women's movement hasn't yet reached conservative Northwestern Ontario. But one thing that she is sure of is that neither her husband Adam, nor the people in their church would approve. Since Maud has been dead for four decades, Nicole is unsure if this apparition is a vision, a ghost, or a hallucination brought on by her own growing malaise. Nicole LeClair, a middle-aged minister's wife has a secret: she receives visits from Lucy Maud Montgomery, also a minister's wife an"d famed author of Anne of Green Gables. “Great-Grandma’s Gifts” is available from Split Tree Publishing and Amazon.Maud and Me" is a novel set in the early 1980's in Marathon, a small mining town in Northwestern Ontario. She is currently working on “Linda, the Girl Who Wouldn’t Die,” the true story of Linda Stewardson, who survived an incredibly abusive past to find healing in Christ. She was named International Christian Poet Laureate by Utmost Christian Writers, and has three of her poems permanently installed at Prince Arthur Landing at Thunder Bay’s Waterfront Park. Marianne Jones is the author of “The Land of Mogan,” a Christian fantasy-allegory for young readers, “Here, on the Ground,” an award-winning collection of poetry, and “The Serenity Stone Murder,” to be released in September in Thunder Bay.
It was as red as a valentine and as soft as a puppy.Īrlene asked her mother, “What will you do with that?” One day, Arlene’s mother bought some red velvet. Mine was once a little girl namedArlene, and she liked to play with dolls. You see, great-grandmas weren’t always grandmas. They have lived a very long time and have many interesting stories. She is different from your great-grandma, but there is something very special about all of the great-grandmas in the world. This is a lovely story that is designed to help children see a different side of the elders in their lives and understand that they were once children, too. As she grows up, she moves on to creating gifts for her own children and grandchildren.
She begins by making presents for her doll, Maggie. Arlene is a little girl who loves to make things.
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