The artistic director of the Drama Circle , Genevieve Fraser of Orange took a break from her own writing in the past year to edit what she believes will become a children's literature classic for all ages by her sister, Lillian Fraser Douville. "Running through Time" is the multi-generational story of a New England family told through short stories, poetry, paintings and family photographs.
"Running through Time" is set in the loving environment of a group of people devoted to one another. It is written as a memoir starting when the author is 2 years old in March 1940. And as with many tales, the story begins "once upon a time" but quickly expands into a delightfully humorous, yet poignant story.
"Once upon a time in a snug place on this planet, that has long since disappeared, a first child, Lillian, soon nicknamed Lulabelle, was born to a couple with empty pockets. They were rich in their own way, as their hearts were filled with hope and their minds overflowed with dreams of better days ahead..."
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Book I, "The Adventures of Lulabelle" is the story of a very endearing and mischievous little girl which spans to encompass seven generations of family history as told to Lillian, nicknamed Lulabelle, by her elders. But all is not bright and whimsical in this child's life. Her beloved baby brother, Donnie, is born with a chronic illness, later diagnosed as cystic fibrosis.
Book II, "A Move to the Country" continues the story of Lulabelle, now in her teens and referred to by her proper name Lillian. Donnie's poor health and the addition of three more children spur her parents to leave their home in pollution-plagued industrial Massachusetts and buy a farm in rural New Hampshire.
Book III, "Chicken Stories" are told during Lillian's thirties while living in Connecticut as a wife and mother of three girls, working as a pre-kindergarten teacher. "Chicken Stories" is the compelling, witty, heart-warming but ultimately heartbreaking tale of the family's adopted chickens, Bormiff and Gondor, and their sweet, black bear of a dog, Damian.
Book II, "A Move to the Country" continues the story of Lulabelle, now in her teens and referred to by her proper name Lillian. Donnie's poor health and the addition of three more children spur her parents to leave their home in pollution-plagued industrial Massachusetts and buy a farm in rural New Hampshire.
Book III, "Chicken Stories" are told during Lillian's thirties while living in Connecticut as a wife and mother of three girls, working as a pre-kindergarten teacher. "Chicken Stories" is the compelling, witty, heart-warming but ultimately heartbreaking tale of the family's adopted chickens, Bormiff and Gondor, and their sweet, black bear of a dog, Damian.
"Running through Time" concludes with "Farm Stories" which serves as an epilogue by her daughter, Rebecca Douville Albright. "Running through Time" is published by Xlibris and is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and booksellers throughout the world.
Lillian Fraser Douville is an artist and retired school teacher living in Downeast Maine with her husband Donald.
PHOTO CAPTION: The front cover for "Running through Time" was painted by the author, Lillian Fraser Douville.
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