Castle Hill or MacNab's Folly
by Bill Osborne
Price: $4.99 USD. 83490 words.
Published on September 12, 2011. Fiction.
A strange tower is only one oddity Sam and Christina find on moving to a stone farmhouse in the Ottawa Valley. Despite tales of dark deeds on the hill, unfriendly pot makers and a skunk attack, they find life unexpectedly exciting with new friends, trout fishing, fire fighting, a huge storm, bike crashes, and much more. Above all, they find an act of kindness pays dividends beyond their dreams.
Location: Canada
Member Since: Aug. 03, 2011
Bill Osborne
Biography
Born 1934 Carlisle, England three months premature - survived on milk and whiskey. Loved it ever since.
Graduated 1955 Edinburgh with M.A. in Mathematics and English. Taught in Prep schools and 2 years in army from 1952 to 1968 in England. Then in High Schools (Math, English and choral music) iu Ontario and BC, Canada, from1968 to 1999. Games inventor, author of math texts. Castle Hill first published novel. Currently recording the further adventures of The Explorers’ Club in The Secret of Castle Hill.
Graduated 1955 Edinburgh with M.A. in Mathematics and English. Taught in Prep schools and 2 years in army from 1952 to 1968 in England. Then in High Schools (Math, English and choral music) iu Ontario and BC, Canada, from1968 to 1999. Games inventor, author of math texts. Castle Hill first published novel. Currently recording the further adventures of The Explorers’ Club in The Secret of Castle Hill.