Author Reading: Behind the Smoke

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Saturday, December 17th, 2016
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Join us on the 2nd floor of the library to hear co-authors Marie E. Rickwood and Val Fenton read from their latest book, Behind the Smoke: Early in life Garth Winters admired the bravery of firefighters, never dreaming one day he would become one. This novel covers the real world of this service industry as it was fifty years ago, and reveals how these men, living in close proximity, interacted while waiting for a call. Witness the shocking pranks they played on one another to offset the emotional trauma they faced when returning from a fire or accident.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Marie Rickwood began her writing career writing social columns for newspaper companies and corporate magazines. She lives on Vancouver Island with her new husband and co-author, Val Fenton. Marie enjoys the love of her family, her home, oil painting, cooking and dancing. Val Fenton, retired District Chief from the Edmonton Fire Department, brings historical authenticity to this novel. Prior to joining the fire department, Val worked in the Yukon and Northern B.C. operating heavy equipment and driving trucks. During the interim with the fire department, Val raised pure-bread limousin cattle. He is immensely proud of his children and grandchildren.