Quiet Moments and Odd Verses - Willan, Dick
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Dick Willan was the beloved father and grandfather of a large family, living in a home that he built alongside the largest recreational lake in Cape Town, South Africa. Four decades after his death, two folders of typewritten manuscripts were found by one of his grand-daughters among the possessions of her late mother. They proved to be a large collection of poems that were written by the patriarch of the family, on a wide range of subjects. This book comprises that collection of poems and has been produced by the grand-children of Dick and Kath Willan, in memory of their beloved grandparents.

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Produktbeschreibung
Dick Willan was the beloved father and grandfather of a large family, living in a home that he built alongside the largest recreational lake in Cape Town, South Africa. Four decades after his death, two folders of typewritten manuscripts were found by one of his grand-daughters among the possessions of her late mother. They proved to be a large collection of poems that were written by the patriarch of the family, on a wide range of subjects. This book comprises that collection of poems and has been produced by the grand-children of Dick and Kath Willan, in memory of their beloved grandparents.
Autorenporträt
Jeff May is married to Dick Willan's granddaughter, Colleen May (nee Dix). He transcribed the first file of manuscripts from typewritten form to wordprocessed form. Dorothy Buggs (nee Dix) is Dick Willan's granddaughter. She found the manuscripts in her mothers belongings a few years after she passed on in 2009. She transcribed the second file of manuscripts and helped with editing. Dudley Dix is Dick Willan's grandson. He did final editing and conversion into book form, also doing the cover artwork. Dudley is a yacht designer and has published books related to his work, with another currently in the works. He also writes regular articles and columns for boating magazines and authors articles for his business blogging sites and business website at https://dixdesign.com.