Fay Knowles's Blog

 Ten-year-old Demi Bowe proudly holds her copy of“Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” that her father Demetri Bowe bought forher. Demetri is a retired bank manager and Demi’s parents Demetri and Ruth D.Bowe own and operate a business called Bold Pineapple Beauty (Ruthdbowe@gmail.com). Excited with her new book, Demi said she was going toread Island Surprise “over and over again”!

 It’s Easter-time and two young Bahamian boys Michaeland Tony can’t wait to surprise their grandparents Pa Joe and Ma Tilly onremote Coco Plum Island with a visit, but their parents Pete and Helen havedifficulties getting a flight for the family. Then a storm threatens to spoilall of their plans. Beautifully brought to life with full colourillustrations, every scene vividly captures

 Pictured with a hardcover copy of “Island Surprise: ABahamian Adventure” by yours truly: Eight-year-old Henry Forsyth, who waschosen at The Little Cottage Library of The Bahamas, Glinton’s, Long Island,Bahamas, to be the first to borrow this fun adventure story of familytogetherness, simplicity and resilience from the library.Susan L. Koster, who is co-founder of The LittleCottage

 ALLTHREE EDITIONS of my children’s book, *ISLAND SURPRISE: A BAHAMIAN ADVENTURE*,are available on Amazon! Whether you love the hardback, paperback, or eBookversion, there’s something for everyone! You can order paperbacks of"Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure" on Amazon at https://mybook.to/ISLANDSURPRISE orpurchase one locally at Logos Bookstore, Harbour Bay, Nassau, Bahamas.

 Erskine and I were honoured to be invited by Julian Reid of Jones Communications to be interviewed by him for his TV show "Reid Between The Lines"! Our interview was pre-recorded at the JCN studios last Tuesday and was aired at 7 p.m. on JCN Channel 214 Monday, February 16th! Here are the Youtube links to Seg 1 and Seg 2 of our JCN Interview:Seg.1 - Youtube 1Seg.2 - Youtube 2 

 VALENTINE’S DAY 1966! Erskine and I had become unofficiallyengaged at Christmas, so I had a red Carnation delivered to his work placeColonial Insurance on Elizabeth Avenue, for him to wear all day as he wentaround his clients on his scooter!

 📚📚📚 Books, books andmore lovely books! I've received another shipment of paperback copies of"ISLAND SURPRISE: A BAHAMIAN ADVENTURE" 🌴📖 and some hardcovers are also on the way!Getyour copy of "Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure" by Fay Knowleson Amazon at ISLAND SURPRISE ON AMAZON  or locally atLogos Bookstore, Harbour Bay, Nassau. 🏝️✨ 

 The cover of "Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure"Check this out! Scroll down to the bottom of my Amazon page for "Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure" paperbacks and, as well as 4 lovely 5-star reviews, you'll see my Customer book trailer video about Island Surprise. Just click on it to view. The video is at the bottom of the Amazon page for my hardcover books for "Island Surprise: A

 Shortly after beingreleased, “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure” was ranked in Amazon's Top100 Best Sellers in Elementary School books in Australia!“Island Surprise:A Bahamian Adventure” is available on Amazon in paperback, hardcover and as aneBook.Order your copy of“Island Surprise” on Amazon at ISLAND SURPRISE  

 Starbucks Cable Beach manager Barron Dean with his copy of “Island Surprise: A Bahamian Adventure”. Author Fay Knowles to right of photo.“A surprise trip…A wild journey…An unforgettable adventure. When two young Bahamian boys set off with their parents to surprise their grandparents for Easter, they expect sunshine and smiles—not storms, detours, and daring twists along the way. From rough