I was beyond excited to pick this book up - I was so sure I'd love it. Writing books is how I investigate The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost, 1915).ĭoesn't the summary of this book sound awesome? I sure thought it did. Art and English were my best subjects in school, my majors at university, the subjects I taught and what I do now. I’m a member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and have displayed my drawings and paintings at the Federation Gallery on Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia. Many of the photographs I take are the inspiration for my drawings and paintings. My first book, a memoir, Captive, a Survival Story, tells how I survived being captured by Rwandan Hutus when I was in Africa to see mountain gorillas.

I paint and take photographs I write I travel.

The book’s world is drawn from my memory of that place, though the characters are a product of my imagination.Īs much as I enjoyed my thirty years working in schools throughout British Columbia, I love being retired. I spent my teen years and began teaching at twenty in Salmon Arm, the small rural community in the interior of British Columbia which is the setting of my first Young Adult novel, The Way It Is. English and Fine Arts, my two academic majors, continue to be my focus. Today, I’m a retired elementary school teacher and Principal with ancient degrees from The University of British Columbia - Bachelor of Education (Elementary), and Simon Fraser University – Master of Education (Administration).

The Way It Is by Donalda Reid