Lily's Story

Reviewed By Tracy A Fischer for Readers FavoriteIn author Don Gutteridge s seventh and final book set in Lambton County, How the World Began A Parable of 1812, the reader is again brought along for a joyous adventuresome ride in a setting that for many has become a familiar and welcome place Follow the story of friends Ti Luc and Cal, as well as Cal s squatter family, during a very tumultuous time in Canadian history There are certainly adventures, intrigue, warring factions, mistrust and a Revi [...]

Lily s Story is a poignant and entertaining novel that captured my attention from the start and kept me captivated until the very end Historical fiction is one of my most loved genres, so when I discovered Lily s Story, I was excited because the description above alludes to a journey starting from the 1840 s I love historical fiction novels that take the reader on a journey and through different events in history, so Lily s Story is a novel that I was very excited to read When I started to re Li [...]

StunningOne problem with some books is that you crave You have a need to know what happened after the last page This story satisfies that craving You take a journey with the main character from birth until near her elderly death Everything in between is nothing less than a spectacular train ride with an added history lesson.

Lily s StoryBy Don GutteridgeBev Editions 2013828 pagesDon Gutteridge is the author of over 30 books of fiction, nonfiction and poetry Lily s Story, written over twenty years ago, was his first self published novel and is now available as an E Book This epic saga covers the life of Lily from 1846 to 1922 Throughout the vicissitudes of her life, Lily remains resilient, inspiring and true to herself While telling her amazing story,Gutteridge provides colourful descriptions of the history of La Lil [...]

A review of Lily s Story from George Clark, a journalism professor Don Gutteridge s Lily s Story is a tour de force, chronicling the life of an orphaned child in Upper Canada, facing the trials and tribulations of rural and small town life in the mid nineteenth to the early twentieth century, and doing it all through the eyes of a woman and the special challenges they faced.Lily is a tough nut, willing to fight her corner when necessary but also willing to use hard work and common sense to ac A [...]

Review of Lily s Story by Tracy A Fischer for Reader s Favorite Reviews.Wow Just wow I m not sure if that s enough statement for a review, but those were my thoughts when I finished Don Gutteridge s book, Lily s Story The beautifully wrought historical epic follows our protagonist, Lily, as she traverses through life, from her childhood with a difficult father to her life as an old woman In between, she experiences a whole lot, from the Underground Railroad that brought American slaves to th Rev [...]

Beginning in Lambton County, Ontario in 1840, Lily s Story follows Lily on the extraordinary journey that is her life Living most of her life as an orphan after the death of her mother and abandonment by her father, Lily makes her way in a difficult world Uneducated and with little support from her remaining family, she finds herself in some interesting situations through marriages, babies, physical labour, and abuse, Lily tries to find her place in the world and to look after those around he Be [...]