The small but attractive church of St. Mary Magdalene
was rearranged for this fund-raiser signing.
The Lord Bishop of Quebec, the Rt Rev Dennis Drainville,
came from Quebec City to introduce the author.
The Lord Bishop was followed by Philip Toone, the
newly-elected NDP Member of Parliament for the
Gaspe Coast and the Magdalene Islands, a vast
constituency, as the Archdeacon of the Gaspe, the
Ven Randy Murray, looked on.
The Archdeacon then gave his own fine tribute.
The author spoke of the early settlers in The Survivor, and
in The Pioneer, the third book in The Alford Saga
(out this autumn) forebears of almost everyone in the room.
Many readers were direct descendants of the hero
of The Survivor, whose launch was being celebrated.
Paul sat with his cousin, Joan Dow, a driving force behind
the launch and founder of the British Heritage Village
in New Richmond, a noted tourist site.
During refreshments, Paul’s cousin Ted Wright,
who lives year round in the Old Homestead,
shared jokes with Randy and his friend, Garry Lovatt.
Meanwhile, the author was inside, busily signing over
90 books bought to raise money for the church.
Helen Campbell, one of the movers behind the Cascapedia
Museum, was married to a descendant, Art P. Campbell,
deceased, the premier birder of the Gaspe
and a former teacher at BCS.
Happy book buyers...
Paul and Philip.
Philip and Dennis.
Rose Roussy and Paul.
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