NEW BOOK LAUNCHED!

On the afternoon of September 9, 2016, THE DEFIANT MIND Living Inside a Stroke, by author Ron Smith of Nanoose Bay, was launched at the MacMillan Arts Centre in Parksville, BC. The launch was jointly hosted by the publisher, Ronsdale Press of Vancouver and the Mulberry Bush Bookstore of Parksville and Qualicum Beach.

There were 40 people in the audience. Book sales were brisk. Ron was at his ad lib best, reading a passage from his book, talking and answering questions, from his chair at the front of the lovely gallery. There were paintings on the walls, a grand piano in the corner, a cool ocean breeze wafting through the room, sunshine gleaming through the windows and a lovely warm feeling emanatiing from the attentive audience, former colleagues and friends, members of the Oceanside Stroke Recovery Society, and interested readers from the general public. 

Coffee, tea and cookies were served while Ron signed copies of the book.

The first steps in what is promising to be a busy fall.