A Strange and Seeing Time

by Elizabeth Byrd

233 pages, Paperback

First published November 12, 1969

About the author

Family:
Born Sarah Elizabeth Evelyn Byrd on December 8, 1912, in St. Louis, MO; died May 11, 1989, in Tucson, AZ; daughter of Joseph Hunter Byrd (an entrepreneur and mining promoter) and Emma (Howard) Byrd; married Don Phares. Education: Attended New York University, 1932-33.
Elizabeth is the elder sister of composer Joseph Byrd (December 19, 1937) and physician Dr. Ruddell Byrd.

CAREER:
Columbia Broadcasting System, radio news writer, 1939-45; Station WMCA, script writer and actress on "What's News," 1942-43; associate editor for New York literary agencies, 1944-50; Betty Byrd Associates (literary agency), owner and operator, 1951-53; A. L. Fierst Literary Agency, critic, 1952-53; Julian Messner, Inc., writer of jacket copy, 1952-60; freelance writer.

In addition to her 9 novels, she wrote a non-fiction book "A Strange and Seeking Time", and two short stories for Argosy in 1969- 1970:

* Gay Street Ghost, Argosy (UK) Jun 1969
* Try a Little Tenderness, Argosy (UK) Mar 1970

Contributor of articles and stories to Venture, Reader's Digest, McCall's, and Scottish Field.

Reviews

[Patti]

One of my all time favorite books. I have read it over and over for years. I searched a long time before I found another book by Elizabeth Byrd written about the same time as this one, "Ghosts in My Life." I love that book, too. I have often wondered what happened to Elizabeth's husband, Barry Gaunt. I have never been able to find out what happened to him or to their marriage.

[Ceilidhchaos]

It's a book about ghosts, supposedly autobiographical. 3 stars is generous.

[Michael (Horror Gardener)]

This was and okay read about the writer living in a Scottish castle that has many ghosts.
It reads more like a self-important person that would have been the Andy Rooney of her time.

Not as cool as the cover art suggested (the best thing about this book)