About the Book      Whittaker Jones and Uncle Paddy Truaxe, pillars of society, married with children, respected middle-aged school teachers, abandon their wives to travel the world and set up house together in a penthouse condo at Waverley Park Towers. Why? Good question. Do they aspire to be monks? Hardly. Gurus? Oracles? Maybe. Are they remorseful? Far from it. It´s either a long, complicated story, or else a very simple one.
     Come meet these two strange, adventurous, insightful gentlemen, visit them in their penthouse apartment above the clouds, follow them through their daily lives. Find out who their friends and enemies are, see what makes them tick. Drink a toast, join the celebration, but whatever you do, don't pity them. Share their joy, their misery, their glory days, their inevitable sorrow.

About the Author Since graduating from the University of Manitoba, and a year in Paris studying at the Sorbonne, Bill has been a forester, arctic weatherman, immigration officer, and school teacher. He lives in Thunder Bay, selling his books and scenic photography at Fireweed Crafts Inc. His short fiction has appeared in "Geist Magazine" and "Prairie Fire." Recent books include: Shadows at Sunset (2007), Ruby´s Last Ride and other stories (2007),Close the Door Softly and other stories (2007), Ruby´s Last Ride and other stories (2007), A House in the Country (2007), Through a Dark Cloud Shining (2006), Catwalk: a feline odyssey (2006), Barnabus Snug Harbour (2006), Soothsayer (2006), The Holly Tree (2005), Stinging Nettles (2005), Christmas Eve at Silver Islet (2004), Vive Zigoto (2004), Daughters of the Sun / Filles du soleil (2003), Hyenas in the Streets (2003), Goodbye Picadilly (2002), Patagonian Odyssey! (2001), Home Before Dark (2001), and The Great Millennium Mount Everest Cat Expedition (2000).