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Discovery and Other Stories
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 277

Discovery and Other Stories

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-07-04
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

Discovery and Other Stories is a third collection of short stories by Thomas McCavour. Discovery is a story about the early Vikings and their exploration of America and the Northwest Passage. Marcus and Mark is a story about how two boxers in different eras deal with the problem of drug addiction. Bad Habits is a story about the adopted son of a nun , who becomes a priest. In Flanders Fields recognizes the poet John McRae. True Friends is a story about life in a retirement residence. Thanksgiving is a fun story about how Tom Turkey and Rob Rooster rescue Thanksgiving. ACDC is a story about Alex and Dorothy Cross growing old together. The Carroll Family Choristers tells about how Fred Carroll acquires a large family of singers. Dust to Dust is a story about murder in a love triangle.

The McCavours
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 108

The McCavours

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-09-16
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  • Publisher: Unknown

THE MCCAVOURS is a collection of facts about the McCavour family. It explains the origin of the McCavour name and their roots in Kilkeel, Ireland and Lorneville, New Brunswick. An alphabetical list of names and a profile of each of the descendants is provided plus a directory with names and addresses....

Me, Myself & I
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 432

Me, Myself & I

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-11-23
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

What does an 86 year old author do when he looks back on his life? He writes a memoir. Me, Myself & I is a collection of memories about the events in the life of Thomas McCavour, the people that he met and a description of the times, over a period of eight decades, beginning in the 1930s. The front cover of the book contains a portrait collage of the family members that form his branch of the family tree....

More TC'S Tales
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 234

More TC'S Tales

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-11-09
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

MORE TC’S TALES is a second collection of short stories by Thomas McCavour. Trust Me is a story about the illicit drug trade, embezzlement and love. Hugs and Kisses deals with a romance and rescue. Arrowhead is a Native American love story and the curse of an arrowhead pendant. The Cave is a Tom Sawyer type of adventure tale involving drug traffickers, imprisonment and escape. Kelsie is a story about a paraplegic couple who inspire their daughter to compete in aerial acrobatics. The Cat Sign is play set in the depression years of the 1930s. Just Twins is a story about two identical twins pursuing a successful musical career. In The Lost Years, grandma follows the Golden Rule. The Golden Nu...

Verses Old and New
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 414

Verses Old and New

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-02-14
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

Verses Old and New is a collection of nursery rhymes and songs by Thomas McCavour that describe the origin and meaning of each verse. You will find out why Humpty Dumpty had a great fall and why Mary was quite contrary. Return to your childhood and read, learn and enjoy!

TC's Tales
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 222

TC's Tales

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-04-04
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

TC'S TALES is a collection of short stories ranging from murder and mystery to humor. "Jacqueline Found" outlines the problems of a young unmarried mother giving up her baby daughter for adoption and their final reunion as adults. "Lights Out" details the chaotic life of the Foley family living in a lighthouse on Georgian Bay. "Pushed" is a mystery thriller about an architect falling from a 60 story building. Was his death accidental or was he pushed? "Tithing" is a story about a charismatic preacher discovered as a thief. "Lobster Tales" is a humorous tale about Larry the lobster, who overcomes a disability by doing good deeds. "Checkmate" is a story about how the desire to win at any cost can lead to murder. "I'm a Piano" is a humorous story about the life story of a piano. In "Red Surge", Burton Davis has a compulsion to secretly kill anyone who annoys him. "Love Letters Lost" is a collection of letters, poems, songs and quotations exploring the meaning of love. And "Karen Calling" is a thrilling story about love, sailing, racing, hostage taking, escape and rescue.

Sing To Me David
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 330

Sing To Me David

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-02-09
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

What happens when the female descendant of a Black Loyalist slave and the male descendant of an Irish emigrant come together in a maritime nation noted for its racial and religious intolerance? Can ebony and ivory mix? Can a young romance born from a common love of music possibly survive? Sing To Me David follows the young life of Patience Rumney and David McIvarr as they grow up during alternating periods of war, prosperity and adversity in the early 1900s; each searching for an identity and a purpose in life by exploring their early origins. The story flashes back more than a century to the Rumney exodus from the United States after the American Revolution and the McIvarr flight from Ireland during the Great Famine. Sing To Me David will bring joy to your heart and tears to your eyes as Patience and David struggle with their romantic relationship....

Just Me
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 130

Just Me

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-08-19
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

Just Me is a collection of memories narrated by a young boy, growing up during the depression years of the 1930s and the war years of the 1940s. McCavour successfully captures the spirit of the times during those tumultuous two decades. The novel also accurately describes the problems of a young boy growing up, from worrying about the size of his head to learning how to dance.

Poems & Songs
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 296

Poems & Songs

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-09-23
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  • Publisher: FriesenPress

Poems & Songs Old & New is a collection of 120 songs and 55 poems by a writer that clearly adores them. There is a lot of love in the reproduction of so many songs and poems that people remember and appreciate, including such classic songs as, "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Hey Jude," "Hotel California," "November Rain," Let It Be," "Beer Barrel Polka." "Sounds of Silence," "You Are My Sunshine," "Mama Mia," "Ramblin Rose," " Yellow Bird," "Goodnight Irene," "You Are My Sunshine" and "Satisfaction." A brief biography of some of the famous singers , who sang the songs, such as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald is also included. The collection of poems includes "In Flanders Fields" by John McRae, "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe, "A Girl" by Ezra Pound and "Daffodils" by William Wordsworth. McCavour also includes some of his own poems, including "A Friend of Ours," which was first published when he was only fourteen years old.

The Gayety & Other Stories
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 134

The Gayety & Other Stories

The Gayety & Other Stories is a fourth collection of short stories by Thomas McCavour. The Gayety is a story about two singers modelled after the lives of Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald. Robo is a story about artificial intelligence and robots. Milly and Sandy is about a mother daughter relationship. Bones Among the Dunes is a story about hostage taking. Dudley George is a true story about a dispute over indigenous land. Love Triangle Lost is about infidelity and its reward. Eight Ball is a lesbian love story. The 6th Sense is a story about a clairvoyant boy who phorsaw the destruction of Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the end of World War II. The Star is a story about a tree ornament that rela...