Two-time former online course participant Kory Shillam, 90, has self-published a children’s novel based on some of her memoirs (see cover above).
Says Kory: “Under the Lilacs began as a story for young people, but by the time it was finished I discovered that people of all ages enjoyed its humour and pathos. The book, which was originally written as two novellas, is presented in two parts beginning in 1929 and ending in 1932.
The story is about Milly and her little brother, Freddie, who live with their mother in Kitsilano, a portion of Vancouver. Milly is desperate to find her father whom she has never seen. Her life becomes even more complicated when the man in the felt hat moves into the house next door. The two story parts take Milly from age thirteen to sixteen.”
My recent interview with Kory on her self-publishing experience is part of my advanced online workshop.
To purchase a copy of Under the Lilacs ($21.95) from the author, please contact her at the following email address:
underthelilacs@shaw.ca