I loved the words, the photos too,
and the glimpse of the Glasgow that I once knew!
The memories returned of shoogling oan trams,
and getting jeelie pieces thrown doon fae ma mam.
of playing at shoap with dirt in tin cans,
going hame after that wi' dirty wee hands! Jean Miller, Ohio, USA
It's a fantastic book. Took me
right back to my boyhood. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. David Lambie, England Smashing book couldn't put it down until I had finished it, brought
back a lot of good memories.
Nancy Cowie, Toronto, Canada As a mother with two boys, the oldest being five, you have
no idea how the subliminal mind works until you realise just how important
certain words can touch your heart in different ways and meanings.
So often I cherish these years with them in their childhood, more so when
I realise it only seems like yesterday I was their age.
Catherine, Canada
Davy, have to tell you that the copy of OTW we sent to
my daughter, Suzy, in Georgia for her birthday last year never leaves
her bedside table. She tells me she dips into it and relives her Mom's
childhood. I wish you continued success in your writings. Catherine Antonio, Connecticut,
USA I have spent a couple o' hours reading, and
thocht A wis back hame. A could feel every wurd and was in every
verse John Allan, Melbourne, Australia Loved reading the stories of the tenements, took me back
so many many years when life was simple and neighbours cared for one
another
Jean Smillie, Glasgow now Australia
The hardback
edition of OTW
This is a quality hand bound hardback edition of Oot
the Windae which contains most of your old favourite stories and
many more, plus dozens of "new" photographs of the period to accompany
the stories.
This is a limited edition
book and is only available through this website on a
first come first served basis and
costs
£19.99 + P&P.
(July 2009)