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Letters from the Country

From High Heels to Wellington Books. a Memoir and Survival Guide

By: Marsha Inc Boulton

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Letters from the Country

From High Heels to Wellington Books. a Memoir and Survival Guide

By: Marsha Inc Boulton

What happens when a city woman takes up rural roots and becomes a shepherd? Read "Letters from the Country: From High Heels to Wellington Boots. A Memoir and Survival Guide" and find out. Journalist and broadcaster Marsha Boulton made the leap that so many urbanites only fantasize about. As more and more people today are choosing country life over city life, Marsha's experiences propel the reader into her world with hilarious consequences. Who knew that a hair dryer could become an indispensable farm tool? What lessons are learned when a lawyer buys a farm as a weekend retreat and then buys 10 bulls to breed his 10 cows? Whether in the lambing shed serving as midwife, picking two acres of pickle cucumbers or analyzing the intelligence of turkeys, Marsha's observations on her rural learning curve offer a roller coaster ride filled with bucolic wonder and genuine affection for creatures large and small. A runaway bestseller when first published in Canada, "Letters From the Country" received the Stephen Leacock Award for Humor, prompting one of her neighbors to say: "Don't let that go to your head, girl. After all they nominated a pig named Babe for an Academy Award." Now, for the first time in the United States and around the world, readers can revel in what one reviewer cited as "humor on the lamb." Editorial Reviews "If you're thinking about a move to rural digs, 'Letters From the Country' is must reading." (The Calgary Herald) "An affectionate, humorous and personal account of a city woman's leap into life 'down on the farm' - Boulton's voice of experience makes her book a unique achievement." (David Staines, University of Ottawa) "If nothing else, you'll know why sheep sometimes have crayon marks on their backsides - a sweet collection, sprinkled with insights about the realities of moving to the country." (The Hamilton Spectator) "One of those rare books that will appeal to almost every reader." (The London Free Press) "Boulton's musings are as soft as a lamb's fleece. The 57 pieces in the collection, classified by the four seasons, capture some key elements of rural living ... Another good choice for the humor prize." (The Globe and Mail) Reader Reviews "This is a great book - one you cannot put down. Each chapter is a story of funny and serious antics as a woman who made a major career change. Sure to please anyone who lives in either the city or country." - Babs This is a very pleasant book to pick up and enjoy, a chapter at a time. I am not a wannabe farmer and Marsha Boulton does not paint a perfect picture of farm life. However she does manage to convey the joys and aggravation of life in the country. I wouldn't want to live there but I would certainly like to visit. (As long as I don't need to deal with the sheep!) - Teacher Suzanne "This is one of my comfort books. When I'm feeling down or out of sorts, I take refuge in a hot bath with this book. The book is a collection of stories written by a woman who moves from the big city (the 'big smoke' as her country neighbors call it) to a farm. The stories are arranged by season and there are a good variety of topics. The writing is light but very competently written nonetheless. - John Journalist and broadcaster Marsha Boulton - big city woman - moves to the country and becomes a shepherd. She never dreamed she would do this and how it came about is enjoyable and funny. - Helen "Love the short tales which allow me to read a few chapters before bedtime. I live in a rural area and can identify with the stories in this book." - Patricia

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0988015234

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Wally's World

Life with Wally the Wonder Dog

By: Marsha Boulton

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Wally's World

Life with Wally the Wonder Dog

By: Marsha Boulton

From bestselling author Boulton comes the heartwarming, hilarious tale of life with Wally the Wonder dog, a Bull Terrier who turned out to be much more than a pet.

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Macmillan

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0312379595

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9780312379599

Just a Minute

Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

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Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

From the discovery of dinosaur bones in Alberta to Jacques Plante’s invention of the hockey mask and Marshall McLuhan’s radical analysis of the media and the modern world, JUST A MINUTE free-wheels through some of the most interesting and human stories of a nation that was named “Kanata” after the Iroquois word for “village.”Did you know that the McIntosh apple came from one accidental tree? Laura Secord never had a cow. Baseball was being played in Canada a full year before American Abner Doubleday claims to have invented the game. Governor Frontenac came to Quebec City to avoid his French creditors. And did you know that “truth, justice and the American way” was a Canadian invention?This is a highly readable, historically correct, and wildly entertaining volume that will leave readers constantly saying to themselves, “I didn’t know that.”

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1552780244

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9781552780244

Letters from the Country

From High Heels to Wellington Books. a Memoir and Survival Guide

By: Marsha Inc Boulton

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From High Heels to Wellington Books. a Memoir and Survival Guide

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The Just a Minute Omnibus

Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

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Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

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1552781518

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More Letters from the Country

By: Marsha Boulton

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More Letters from the Country

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A collection of short stories about life on the farm.

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Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown (Canada)

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0316102385

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Just a Minute More

Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

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Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

In JUST A MINUTE MORE, the newest book inspired by “Heritage Minutes” on CBC, Stephen Leacock Award-winner Marsha Boulton has found a whole new collection of characters and incidents from our past that are sure to entertain and delight. Dozens of fascinating stories can be found in these pages, from the Avro Arrow to the adventures of Cape Breton’s Giant McAskill; from sportspeople Marilyn Bell and Ned Hanlon to Sir Barton, the only Canadian-owned horse to ever win the Trip Crown.

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215

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McArthur & Company Pub Limited

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1552780724

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Wally's World

Life with Wally the Wonder Dog

By: Marsha Boulton

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Life with Wally the Wonder Dog

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When a puppy that could fit into a baseball cap entered bestselling author Marsha Boulton’s life almost a decade ago, she had no idea he was really a kid in a dog suit. Wally the Wonder Dog, a loopy-nosed Bull Terrier, whose face looks like a bicycle seat with eyes, became more of an experience than a dog from the moment he arrived at Lambs’ Quarters Farm.Written with the same acute observational eye and rousing humour as her Leacock-Award winning LETTERS FROM THE COUNTRY books, WALLY’S WORLD chronicles the havoc of a special relationship between a loose-lipped muscle on paws, and the shepherdly writer he commands.

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1552786692

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Letters from the Country

By: Marsha Boulton

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Letters from the Country

By: Marsha Boulton

Tales of an urbanite who moves to the country.

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247

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Boston ; Toronto : Little, Brown (Canada)

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0316103756

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9780316103756

Just Another Minute

More Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

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More Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

In Just Another Minute, bestselling author and 1996 winner of the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour, Marsha Boulton presents another volume of hugely readable, historically correct and wildly entertaining anecdotal glimpses into Canada's past.Did you know that: - A Canadian nurse named Florence Nightingale Graham transformed herself into cosmetics queen Elizabeth Arden?- Canadian soldiers donated five bears to the London Zoo during the First World War, one of which became Winnie the Pooh?- Quebec's Mikall Sinnott became Hollywood director Max Sennett, creator of the Keystone Cops, and the artiste who brought pie tossing to the silver screen?From the first gold rush in the New World to Olympian George Seymour Lyon's gold medal in golf and Adelaide Hoodless's crusade for clean milk, Just Another Minute gives us another round of fascinating history guaranteed to surprise and inform Canadian history buffs of all ages.

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McArthur & Company Pub Limited

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1552780252

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9781552780251

The Just a Minute Omnibus

Glimpses of Our Great Canadian Heritage

By: Marsha Boulton

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Letters from the Country

Letters from the Country

Wally's World

Wally's World

Just a Minute

Just a Minute

Letters from the Country

Letters from the Country

The Just a Minute Omnibus

The Just a Minute Omnibus

More Letters from the Country

More Letters from the Country

Just a Minute More

Just a Minute More

Wally's World

Wally's World

Letters from the Country

Letters from the Country

Just Another Minute

Just Another Minute

The Just a Minute Omnibus

The Just a Minute Omnibus

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