Bøger af Murray Crawford

A historical story of mystery and intrigue set around the disappearance of the cornerstone from the first Anglican Church in Wanganui, New Zealand. Local character Granny Dalton teams up with teenager Lizzie to uncover tragedy and shenanigans involving the local mayor. The second in the series about Granny Dalton a true identity.

"Life must be lived forwards, but can only be understood backwards."The past generations of the Crawford/Sergent/Nixon/Paul clans have not thrown up any great scientists, philosophers, adventurers, politicians or celebrated household names. We're pretty much an extended family of farmers, grocers, tradesmen, mechanics and housewives - at least within the time parameters of these memoirs.The author hopes, however the tales within this book will not only entertain and enable us to gain some idea of where we've all come from, but provide a springboard for further investigation into our family archives/

Whimsical Tales of old Wanganui, in New Zealand features old newspaper reports and modern commentary on local historical characters who made up its early population. From the reprobate Granny Dalton to local politicians, all had a hand in the interesting and sometimes scandalous make-up of the city. Sales of this book will go towards the treatment of Alzheimers patients in present day Whanganui.