Bøger af Bernice Ramsdin-Firth

This story takes us to a time about three hundred years from now, when devastating heat brings war, famine, disease and death-long known as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse-to our little planet. Societies collapse worldwide, though little pockets of humanity still survive. Two young people are sent on a dangerous quest to fulfill a loved one's wishes and, while struggling to find enough food to feed themselves, pick up odd bits of human and animal life along the way. They are challenged on every side, but, most important of all, fight to keep some human values intact in their, literally, dog-eat-dog world.

The second book in The Other Side of Magic series, Return to Lolibran and The Witch's Lair pulls twins Lynn and Lyle, Mr. Peter, Pugly and Tigger into Lolibran along with the Faerie and the desperate war against the cannibal witch Solvieg. Unfortunately their nemesis Rob has also ended up with them too and, angry at his fate, tries to make an an alliance with Solvieg, to his ultimate distress. Defeating Solvieg brings sacrifices to all, but in the end, has Solvieg been truly defeated?

My father loved to tell funny stories, though he only told them to my sister and me and later, his grandchildren, but never to grownups. Nor did he write them down, except for Joe Cat. That story came in a letter to his grandchildren after we moved to BC, and which I still have, a precious reminder of his kooky sense of humour.Other than Joe Cat, I have tried to recreate the stories as I remember them and his way of telling them, the utter wonderful silliness of them. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did.

'The Night Visitors, ' book one in 'The Other Side of Magic' series is set in 1952, and begins when eight year old orphaned twins Lynn and Lyle find themselves caught up in an exciting and eventually dangerous adventure. Fostered by the uncaring and miserly Mrs. Philomena Bagge, they find a Faerie trapped in their bedroom. Lynn lets it go, to Lyle's disgust, for as he sees it, it is a way make some money and get out of 'the Bagge Lady's' clutches. He eventually gives in and they confer with their elderly, but young at heart, French Canadian naturalist and war hero friend, Mr. Peter Besonne. Somewhat eccentric, he keeps a stuffed python at his front door to scare away intruders, but he likes the children and helps them find the destitute little people. Finally convincing the Faerie to trust them, they take them back to Mr. Peter's house, where many funny things happen. Rob, the twins nemesis and a bully and also Mrs. Bagge's nephew, comes to live with her. He suspects they have found a treasure map, constantly snooping while the twins struggle to keep their secret of the Faerie from his prying eyes. Meantime the Lady Orlata, leader of the little band, tells Mr. Peter and the twins the story of how the Faerie got here, but now they want to go home to their land of Lolibran, they just don't know how. The twins vow to help them, though only after Lynn has a dream that shows the way. But when the time comes, and the Faerie are able to return to Lolibran, Lynn, Lyle, Mr. Peter, their pet companions and unfortunately the bullying Rob, get thrown into Lolibran as well. This time they find themselves in a deadly war with the cannibal witch, Solvieg, and a betrayal by Rob. But that is for book two in the series-'Return to Lolibran and The Witch's Lair'