"Growing up, Cate Kingston enjoyed frequent visits to eccentric Aunt B at her rambling summer home, Chartres. Aunt B's collections of costumes, miniatures, dolls, and men's pipes mesmerized a wide-eyed, shy Cate, but nothing enthralled her more than the thrilling, exotic stories that Aunt B shared about how these precious possessions came to be hers. After telling ten-year-old Cate a suspenseful tale of how she came to possess the mysterious ebony and ivory elephant family that adorned the large hall fireplace, Aunt B declared it was time for Cate to start an elephant collection of her own.…mehr
"Growing up, Cate Kingston enjoyed frequent visits to eccentric Aunt B at her rambling summer home, Chartres. Aunt B's collections of costumes, miniatures, dolls, and men's pipes mesmerized a wide-eyed, shy Cate, but nothing enthralled her more than the thrilling, exotic stories that Aunt B shared about how these precious possessions came to be hers. After telling ten-year-old Cate a suspenseful tale of how she came to possess the mysterious ebony and ivory elephant family that adorned the large hall fireplace, Aunt B declared it was time for Cate to start an elephant collection of her own. "You'll see, Cate, those who love you will want you to remember them and the time you spent together," Aunt B told her, and in the years that followed her prediction would come true. Through ups and downs, Cate's elephant collection continued to grow, always reminding her of those precious memories from an unexpected life."--Back cover.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Ellen Gordon's extraordinary career, both here in the US and in Outback Australia, gave her plenty of material for Ten Elephants Ten Memories. As an educator, curriculum developer, adult trainer, HR executive, and executive vice president of a manufacturing company, Ellen was fully occupied until retirement. Now with husband Colin, her time is spent volunteering, traveling, writing, and gardening in their Bonita Springs, Florida, home. Look for Ellen's next novel, The Canal, coming out next year
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