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ill Richardson, author of Brothers’ Bed & Breakfast, eacock Medal for Humour
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wind of the story and soon the Canadian backwoods to r Hoover, and the Rockettes ers, Bolshevik hoboes, and ast-paced tale that satirizes on, celebrity, and greed.
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“A glorious romp ... Religious flim-flammery, movie moguls, Hollywood hustlers and dust-bowl dreams have never been so fun.” ——
- Will Ferguson, Giller Prize– winning author of 419
Allan Stratton
Ponzi promoters, tent revivalists
and double-dealing social climbers
in a fast paced tale that satirizes the religious right, celebrity and greed. For reviews, foreign edition covers, full
list of awards and other information, please go to www.allanstratton.com. Congratulations!
David Brebner ‘97 and his wife
Terianne welcomed daughter Isla
Anne Brebner into the world on
Wednesday, November 13, 2013.
Congratulations! She weighed in
at a healthy 7lbs 4oz, and her big
brother Damon was excited to
finally meet his sister! David is an active member of NJC’s Canadian Advisory Committee.
Journeys
1960s
1970s
Susan Sheen ‘65 was in Neuchâtel last fall visiting her cousin, Class of 2014 student Kim Hill-Tout. While there, Susan also reunited and stayed with Madame Caroline Junier, the daughter of her late pension maitresse.
1990s
Allan Stratton ‘69 is the
internationally acclaimed author of
‘‘Chanda’s Secrets’’ and has numerous
other literary accomplishments. His
latest, ‘‘The Resurrection of Mary
Mabel McTavish’’ is a comic novel set
in the 1930s about a young woman
who becomes a hollywood star after
‘resurrecting’ a kid electrocuted at a
revival meeting. Jack Warner, J. Edgar
Hoover and W.R. Hearst round out a cast of Bolshevik hoboes,
Reva Seth ‘95 authored her second non-fiction book early this year! “The MomShift: Women Share Their Stories of Career Success After Having Children” was released by Random House on February 11, 2014. Located on the internet at www.themomshift.com Congratulations!
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NJC’s Director of University Guidance and Counselling, Barb Swanson ‘70, is pictured here outside The Foyer with her NJC friend Liz McCallum ‘70,
Fall 2013.
Allan Stratton The Resurrection of Mary Mabel McTavish
The
Resurrection
of
Mary Mabel McTavish There’s no business like show business ...