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The Buttercup - Giveaway
Some Terrific Reviews
Following the publication of the Buttercup, many readers were kind enough to express their views about the book, either by letter or email to me or posts on the Internet. One lady liked it so much that she ordered a dozen more for her friends, adding - "just like the eggs"!
These are some more reader comments:
"A cracking book, and story...entrepreneur who absolutely insists he wants to die poor? Gold dust."
"A tremendous piece of storytelling"
"I love this book, I've read it twice. This is social history with a difference, written in a more personal way, allowing you more than a glimpse into the life of an extraordinary man, Andrew Ewing ... The book includes many lovely stories from the memories of customers and employees.
"A truly wonderful story of a man whose generosity to people less fortunate than himself was incredible"
"Beautifully written with superb pictures. A wonderful insight into a man whose generosity of spirit helped so many less fortunate people."
"I loved this book... I found in places I could not put it down and that I was on a journey into the past with a very remarkable man"
" By the time I had finished reading your book I felt the same warmth for the very human Andrew Ewing that all that knew him seemed to feel."
"For a man to have done so much is inspiring".
"'Your book is a work of art - beautiful paper, font, layout and reproductions."
" It's excellent. I'm really enjoying the stories and the photographs.. A great tribute to an amazing man".
"The quality and attractiveness of the book is quite stunning"
" It's a fantastic story"
These are some more reader comments:
"A cracking book, and story...entrepreneur who absolutely insists he wants to die poor? Gold dust."
"A tremendous piece of storytelling"
"I love this book, I've read it twice. This is social history with a difference, written in a more personal way, allowing you more than a glimpse into the life of an extraordinary man, Andrew Ewing ... The book includes many lovely stories from the memories of customers and employees.
"A truly wonderful story of a man whose generosity to people less fortunate than himself was incredible"
"Beautifully written with superb pictures. A wonderful insight into a man whose generosity of spirit helped so many less fortunate people."
"I loved this book... I found in places I could not put it down and that I was on a journey into the past with a very remarkable man"
" By the time I had finished reading your book I felt the same warmth for the very human Andrew Ewing that all that knew him seemed to feel."
"For a man to have done so much is inspiring".
"'Your book is a work of art - beautiful paper, font, layout and reproductions."
" It's excellent. I'm really enjoying the stories and the photographs.. A great tribute to an amazing man".
"The quality and attractiveness of the book is quite stunning"
" It's a fantastic story"
Margaret Thatcher and the Buttercup
In the spring of last year I was in discussions with the Scottish Daily Mail about a feature article on the Buttercup. The article had been drafted, I had sent them a number of pictures and it was due to be published on 9 April 2013.
The day before the planned publication date I got a telephone call from Jim McBeth, who had written the article, telling me that Margaret Thatcher had died and there would be no space for the feature - and that's the last I heard of it.
Margaret Thatcher has been blamed for many things but I bet you didn't know that she put the mockers on my book!
The day before the planned publication date I got a telephone call from Jim McBeth, who had written the article, telling me that Margaret Thatcher had died and there would be no space for the feature - and that's the last I heard of it.
Margaret Thatcher has been blamed for many things but I bet you didn't know that she put the mockers on my book!
