If More Walls Could Talk
Vancouver Island's Houses From the Past
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2004
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894898225
- Publish Date
- Apr 2004
- List Price
- $24.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781927129678
- Publish Date
- Jun 2010
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
Valerie Green and Lynn Gordon-Findlay have put their ears to the walls of Vancouver Island’s historic homes and transcribed the whispered secrets of bygone days when folk of every description left their echoes in the buildings where they lived, worked, played, and died.
If the walls of a venerable mansion could speak, what stories would it tell? How about that rustic shack farther down the road?
In her first book, If These Walls Could Talk, Valerie Green explored 50 heritage homes in the Greater Victoria area. In this second volume, she ranges further afield, covering Greater Victoria and Southern Vancouver Island, Duncan and the Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Parksville, Qualicum Beach, Courtney and District, and Campbell River and the North Island, including homes in Telegraph Cove and Port McNeill. Each home tells of a way of life long past, of people who dwelt within its walls, when and how it was built, or how it is historically significant. Once again, Valerie’s text is complemented by architectural artist Lynn Gordon-Findlay’s exquisite drawings.
About the authors
Valerie Green was born in england and studied journalism, english literature and history at the Regent Institute of Journalism in London. Before immigrating to Canada in 1968, Valerie's employment included a short stint at the War Office for MI5, as well as legal secretarial work and freelance writing. Her writing career is extensive and includes writing a weekly history column for the Saanich News for nineteen years, a monthly column for the Seaside Times in Sidney, BC, numerous articles for the Victoria Times Colonist, as well as authoring and editing over 20 books on local and regional history, mysteries and social issues.Now semi-retired, Valerie continues to freelance for a number of newspapers and magazines. In addition, she has served on the board of the Saanich Arts, Culture & Heritage Committee, the Saanich Heritage Foundation and volunteered with the Luther Court Society. She is a member of the Professional Writers of Canada (PWAC), the Federation of BC Writers, the Writers' Union of Canada, and the Hallmark Society of Victoria. She lives with her husband in Saanich and is the proud grandmother of two young boys. Visit her website at www.valeriegreenauthor.com
Lynn Gordon-Findlay is an intern associate with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and a member of the Island Illustrators Society; she works mainly in pencil, pen-and-ink, pastel and watercolor, and for several years, she has provided illustrations for Valerie's newspaper columns on Victoria's heritage buildings.
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