Tales From the Wayland: Forth Edition - Softcover

Garthwaite, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490382372 ISBN 13: 9781490382371

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

The intemperate and unforgiving rock sentinel of Broughton Island, of the far flung sub Antarctic Tini Heke group, pays witness one day to the arrival of a solitary tourist, of a kind. A person of near equal intemperate and craggy nature, Mitch Broughton - a distant relative of the island's European namesake, accompanied by his long time companion - a parakeet of stout if not rhetorical vocabulary, stumble ashore to spend Three Days on Tini Heke. Gladys Garthportal enjoys a sip, a tipple, the occasional genteel swallow even. And with her best friend, Hilda, in tow, the two elderly chums find themselves more often than not alright on any given night. Through long and stormy Dunedin City nights, along wind-whipped streets, or while occasioning a beloved locale or another, the two find shelter within each other's company. With an unexpected friend or two collected haphazardly along the way, Glad' and Hild' find their wee southern niche broadening in ways neither of them could ever have imagined. Along the Hills and Dales - a remembrance of times spent within a timeless land. The journey of SS TeWhaka, from Scottish berth to an Edinburgh of the south, is paralleled by the intrepidly roving lineage of the Adler family.

About this title

About the Author:

Born under the slowly clearing skies of mid '70s Pittsburgh, PA, and having been swept to the shores of southern New Zealand at an early age, J. Garthwaite is once again a Stateside resident. When attempting a semblance of residency, he spends his time driving large trucks and does occasionally conjure a roadside - or wayland - tale, as the long miles pass.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1490382372
• ISBN 13: 9781490382371
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232