About the Book    This book was originally written for the author´s grandsons, to tell them about life in a very different time: the 1930s, an era far removed from today´s fast-paced technological world. She says, "The old way of life is long gone and I felt it would be a pity to be forgotten; not that it was better, but simply a road travelled to where we are now." Railway Kid is about a girl growing up, moving from childhood innocence and naiveté to finding her place in the world with its opportunities, perils, and challenges. It´s about daring to assert oneself in spite of a strict upbringing in a small railway town in Manitoba.

About the Author    Born and raised in a small railroad town in Manitoba in the 1930s, Esther Paul has been a Registered Nurse, wife, mother, grandmother, widow, artist, entrepreneur and community activist. In her mid-fifties she received a Master´s Degree in Pastoral Counselling and worked as a psychotherapist/counsellor until her retirement in 1998. She then began to seriously study and practice writing: fiction, poetry, and newspaper columns as well as this memoir of her early years. Esther resides happily in Kanata, Ontario with her second husband.