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📚 Entertaining short
stories
Gripping mystery romance novels
A concise writer’s guide
A nostalgic Scottish mini-memoir
And a brightly illustrated children’s adventure story, “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure”!
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"JUST
A WEE DEOCH-AN-DORIS"
HARRY
LAUDER 1911
COVER
FAY & ERSKINE KNOWLES
The
popular Scottish song "Just A Wee Deoch-An-Doris" was written by
Gerald Grafton and Harry Lauder, and recorded by Harry Lauder in 1911. The song
was recorded multiple times, including a 1926 version for Zonophone 🎤.
It means "Just a small drink 🍸 at the door 🚪, before we go away ✈️," associated with the custom of offering a final drink to a guest before they depart, ensuring they have a warm journey. In the song 🎶, it's also a way to say goodbye 👋 and wish someone well 🌟.
Sir Harry Lauder (4 Aug 1870 - 26 Feb 1950) was a renowned Scottish entertainer, called "Scotland's greatest ambassador" by Sir Winston Churchill.
He
started singing in coal mines 🎶⛏️, became a star
with "I Love a Lassie" in 1905, and toured worldwide, earning $1,000
a night in the US 🇺🇸. He even
performed for King George V in 1912 👑!
And he played for the troops in World Wars 1 and 2. Sadly, his only son was killed in World War 1.
Fay Knowles, an author and long-time resident of The Bahamas, sings the chorus of "Just A Wee Deoch-an-Doris" here, accompanied on the guitar by her husband Erskine Knowles, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter from The Bahamas.
Fay is Scottish-born from a long line of Scots on her mother's side. Her father was Australian.
"Just A Wee Deoch-an-Doris" was one of the Scottish songs Fay's maternal Scottish grandfather used to sing and once he did a recording on an old fashioned Voice-O-Graph in a Scottish seaside kiosk. Unfortunately, the little record was lost, but Fay still remembers her Papa singing on it.
Get Stirling-born Fay Knowles’ illustrated mini-memoir
“The Scottish Connection” about her 1978 journey back to Scotland with her
mother and young sons, to revisit their Scottish roots. Fascinating Scottish
Memorabilia - The Scottish Connection contains a wealth of information -
Scottish ancestry, historical facts, genealogy, comparable prices, geographical
descriptions, personal anecdotes, nostalgia and precious old photos.
📚 Hardcover copies of
“Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” packaged up and ready for onward
transmission to Freeport, Grand Bahama ✈️🌴. The book on top went to The Sir Charles
Hayward Library 📖, where I donated
a signed copy ✍️ for their children’s
library.
The others were purchased by Freeport residents️, who wanted signed copies! ✍️✨
“Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” is available
in paperback, hardcover and as an eBook 📕📗📱 at ISLAND SURPRISE
(I’d be so grateful if you could share your thoughts 💬 or even a quick
star rating ⭐
on Amazon or Goodreads about Island Surprise. Your support means the world to
me! ❤️).
Paperbacks are also for sale at Logos Bookstore,
Harbour Bay 📚🏬. Purchase Island
Surprise and get in touch with me if you would like me to inscribe the book for
you! ✍️📘
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The paperback edition of my delightful children’s
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**Spread the word** and share the news with fellow book lovers!
Here’s a great idea! Donate a copy of “Island
Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure”, an illustrated heart-warming story about
family and resilience, to your favourite school or library! I’m sure they would
be delighted to receive your gift. “Island Surprise” is available in paperback and
hardcover.
Buy from Amazon or if you're on the island get it from Logos Harbour Bay, and if you contact me, I would be delighted to autograph it for you!
A GARDEN VIEW OF “ISLAND SURPRISE: A BAHAMIAN
ADVENTURE”!
From a happy U.S. buyer of “Island Surprise: A
Bahamian Adventure”: “Very much enjoyed reading your children’s book!”
“Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” was Ranked in
Amazon’s Top 100 Best Sellers in Elementary School Books in Australia shortly
after its release.
The book is available on Amazon at ISLAND SURPRISE in
paperback, hardcover and as an eBook.
Animated videos of “Island Surprise: A Bahamian
Adventure” (the story and illustrations) are at the foot of the Amazon book product
pages - PAPERBACK AND HARDCOVER.
AND
Video of Lower Deadman’s Cay (Long Island, Bahamas) students
giving reviews of “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” that they read with their
4th grade teacher Mrs. Paula Higgs-Knowles, at the foot of the
Amazon product page - KINDLE.
If you don't have a Kindle, you can still read Kindle
e-books by just downloading the free Kindle app at ABOUT KINDLE APP for most major smart
phones, tablets and computers.
Enjoy!
