The Leaving - Paperback

by Budge Wilson (Author)

In these eleven short stories, Budge Wilson, the popular author of Lorinda's Diary and Thirteen Never Changes, explores growing up in a colourful but imperfect world from a female point of view.

A pen pal halfway around the world, starting a diary, a favourite teacher's romance with metaphors, the intricacies of family relationships, a high school reunion, the bittersweet taste of first love are all fodder for stories that will be read over and over again, and to treasure for a lifetime.

Author Biography

Chosen for a dozen Canadian Children's Book Centre's "Our Choice" designations, Budge Wilson is a cat lover who has written several books for children. She lives in a fishing village on the South Shore of Nova Scotia with her husband Alan and their dark grey cat. In 2004 she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.