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GRAIN OF THE WOOD
By Kingston Cameron
ISBN 1-904181-88-0
PRICE: £9.99 from all good bookstores
SYNOPSIS
In the 1920's, after the war to end all wars, John Manders was
very much the king of his own little kingdom in Port of Leith,
Edinburgh. The autocrat ran his timber yard the way he wanted and
Manders was not for changing. But changes were to come in a
most unexpected way. His doting daughter Jeannie found
her whole character was put to the test when she is taken from
her sheltered existence in the comfortable suburbs of Leith and
thrown in at the deep end of a male dominated timber yard.
Jeannie, with a mind of her own, has to face prejudice and
scepticism on all sides. Her greatest danger comes from
Wattie, a young man with ambition, cunning and of
a questionable background. Wattie wanted more, the timber mill
of his work would be a start. Manders Timber accidentally came
within his grasp Even money was not to be his worry after
finding a skeleton in a cupboard....but another kept the door shut!
A power struggle between Wattie and Jeannie ensues over the future
of the yard and John Manders appears to be oblivious to what
is going on.
BIOGRAPHY
Alexander Kingston Cameron is a retired accountant
and is now a full time writer. Born and bred in Edinburgh his
beautifully descriptive prose about the Port of Leith arises from
first hand knowledge of the area over many years. Although now
living just outside Glasgow, Edinburgh is where his heart lies and
it provides the setting for this, his first novel and indeed his
second, which is nearing completion. He has also written a number
of short stories, one of which, "Going Out", has been adapted into
a screen play and it is due to commence filming next month with a
local production company.
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