That evening, I looked out of my bedroom window before going to sleep. The storm had lifted. Bright stars shimmered around the moon. A distant memory or perhaps a dream glided into focus. In it my mother and I were seated on the cottage steps. As we scanned the nighttime sky, she seemed to speak..
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“I had finally learned to cast my red and green bobber an impressive distance. Fishing from shore would be almost as pleasing as going by boat. I kept at it until … three good-sized perch and a brace of bluegills were on my stringer. [Then] I fell in beside Granny as she picked her way..
Because the date of the Nowruz festival follows the traditional Persian calendar, it ‘moves around’ a little in Western terms. This year it falls on March 20. Nowruz marks the Spring Equinox – the first day of the annual Spring-Summer-Autumn-Winter cycle. This graphic shows the Nowruz table. Along with a small fish in a bowl,..
Natalie Perez recently posted the attached review of Providence Point on Instagram. In fact, I suspect I’m like you: books have always been part of my life. I hope some of the ones that influenced me glimmer in the background of Providence Point. As you read, you may well recognize echoes of works like John..
On Mr. Dalton’s vast and fascinating workbench lay a clutter of miscellaneous hardware ranging from bolts to housings, to gaskets, to outlandish mechanisms from the innards of unrecognizable engines. Here and there, a sprinkling of parts might be grouped as if on the verge of leaping back together. Yet never quite. Still, their arrangement obeyed..
Tarun Mehta recently posted this review on Instagram: Providence Point is a reflective novel shaped by memory and longing. Through Rob Kingsmere’s recollections of Providence Point, a cottage on Georgian Bay, the narrative returns to the 1950s and 1960s and to summers filled with warmth, freedom, and companionship. At first, the setting feels almost idyllic,..
Marie was obsessed with collecting tidbits to bolster her position as Port Glen’s chief gossip monger… Each time we met, the obvious prize was any improper conduct of Granny’s I might be naïve enough to disclose or merely confirm. That much was self-evident. My one perplexity was why Marie took me for such a simpleton…
Why not come to meet me and many other local writers at the Niagara Book Fair on Feb, 21st? I’d be happy to sell you your very own copy of ‘Providence Point’! Into the bargain, enjoy a cup of hot coffee or cocoa, and maybe sit down in a cozy corner for a quiet browse…
I knew my Uncle Franz and Auntie Giesela had escaped from Europe to Canada during the War, but the details were unclear. Then one summer day he invited me to join him on a forest path behind the Point. “Let’s go down the track a little. It’ll be quieter away from the shore.” At length..
Kylie Moran (reads.kyliee) recently posted this review of Providence Point on Instagram: Providence Point by R. C. Highcroft is a beautifully written, nostalgic journey into the heart of memory, friendship, and belonging. Through Rob Kingsmere’s recollections of summers spent at a cottage on Georgian Bay in the 1950s and ’60s, the novel captures the warmth..
Buddhist philosophy underlines the concept of Samsara … the world understood as a place where even unforgettable beauty never quite reaches the level of absolute perfection. That is the essence of what we encounter in ‘Providence Point.’ As striking as many of the scenes may be, none is ever quite flawless. And here’s the great..
“Max Reid was a well-heeled Toronto bookmaker, who had migrated from England. He and Alice, his mistress, would pull up behind the cottage in a chauffeured limousine… “My grandparents had met him aboard ship on their return from a visit to England. In those days, his rough East-End edges were plain to see. Kibbitzing on..