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Over the last ten years, many of the books published by Glen Margaret Publishing have appeared on the Nova Scotia bestseller list, with titles from other Nova Scotia publishers.
Authors have attended signings of their books at local bookstores, and have had their titles reviewed by newspapers and magazines; some have also been interviewed on radio and television.
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• Size: 6" x 9"
• 160 pages
• Perfect bound paperback
• Heavily illustrated with one signature in colour
• ISBN 978-1-897462-03-4
• Price: $24.95
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The Artist & the Colonel
by Bill Crowell
The Story of Mabel Killam Day and Frank Parker Day
This is the story of a loving marriage between two strong-minded, accomplished and well-known Nova Scotians. The artist, Mabel Killam Day, made her name as a Canadian painter, and her popularity continues to grow.
The Colonel, Frank Parker Day, was a celebrated Canadian novelist (his novel Rockbound, published in 1929, was chosen by the CBC as their best read of 2007). He was also a Rhodes scholar, Colonel of the Cape Breton Highlanders (WWI) and college president in the USA. This book chronicles their struggles to make a living with their art, and their many accomplishments.
It's heavily illustrated with black and white photographs, as well as a selection of Mabel’s paintings in full colour.
The renowned painter Alex Colville, who knew both Mabel and Frank, has written a short preface.
Published May 2008
Glen Margaret Publishing
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• Size: 6.5" x 9.5"
• 400 pages
• Perfect bound paperback
• 3 part fold-out map
• ISBN 978-1-897462-00-3
• Price: $24.95
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A Stone On Their Cairn
by Kevin S. MacLeod
A Cape Breton Saga
Set in the Cape Breton highlands, this Celtic saga traces the lives of ten Scottish families from the turn of the 20th century to the outbreak of the Great War, as they forge a community on the shores of Loch Dubh, while proudly resisiting all attempts to assimilate the 'Gaelic Speakers.'
Features Gaelic dialogue (with English translations), a fold-out map, glossary of Gaelic terms and the genealogy of the Loch Dubh families.
July 2007
Glen Margaret Publishing
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• Size: 8.5" x 9"
• 160 pages
• Perfect bound paperback
• Heavily illustrated
• ISBN 978-1-897462-02-7
• Price: $24.95
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Married To Red Serge
by Judith Thompson
One Woman's Life With a Nova Scotia Mountie
When Judith Thompson got her man, she got more than she bargained for — she not only married her Mountie, she also wedded the RCMP. Life as a 'Red Serge Wife' was like having a second family. It brought lasting friendships and support, but the Force was also a demanding task-master.
In Keith and Judith Thompson's early days together, Mounties were expected to work all hours of the day and night, with no time off to spend with family. What's more, they were transferred from detachment to detachment at the whim of the Force.
Judith poignantly writes of the stresses this existence imposed on her family, as they moved between postings in Bridgetown, Halifax, Sherbrook, Windsor, Sydney and Digby, Nova Scotia.
They worked hard and played hard, and this book chronicles the highs, the lows, the humour and the drama of their life together, until their happiness was tragically cut short by the loss of Judith's beloved Mountie to cancer.
Married to Red Serge paints a frank portrait of their life, spanning three decades from the 1960's to the 1990's.
September 2007
Glen Margaret Publishing
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