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PRAISE FOR THE INNOCENT

“Lynne Golding has opened a magical door to the past and ushered us into Edwardian Brampton to marvel at a simpler time… [The Innocent] will make you laugh and weep and wonder, and be fondly remembered long after the final pages are read.”

—Cheryl Cooper, author of the Seasons of War series

“Lynne Golding knows how to tell a story. With yarns she gathered at her great-aunt’s knee, she has woven a compelling story that harkens back to a time of pre-war innocence in a town I’ve always been proud to call my own.”

—Former Premier the Honorable William G. Davis

“It’s easy to forget that everything about the roads we drive, the hydro and water to our homes, the schools and health care we need, comes from the cradle of community. This series is a journey back in time to what was needed for building a future that cares for many thousands for decades to come. Through a fascinating family, Lynne Golding’s novels lead us into the past in a whimsical way that can’t help but connect to our own ambitions.”

—Lorna Dueck, CEO, Crossroads Global Media Group

“A lovingly crafted work, so engaging, pulsing with life, sensitive to the foibles of family relationships. I love the wry humour, gentle handling of tragedy, of constrained family competition, of church, and of politics. The Innocent is a wonderful study of social relationships in a small community. I’m much touched by the chapter on starting school, and the quiet, non critical intervention of Uncle James to still the child’s fears when passing the Iron Works Repair Shop. It would rival any of James Rainey’s small town tales.”

—Ruth Redelmeier, Ontario Historian