The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson
Download or Read eBook The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson PDF written by Lois Simmie and published by Greystone Books. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lois Simmie |
| Publisher | : Greystone Books |
| Total Pages | : 239 |
| Release | : 2014-12-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781771641845 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1771641843 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson by : Lois Simmie
Book excerpt: John Wilson came to Canada from Scotland in 1912, leaving his wife and family with the promise to return in a year. In 1914 he joined the Mounties, and while stationed in Saskatchewan village, he caught TB and fell hopelessly in love with the young woman who took care of him. He would do anything for her, anything at all. Winner of the Arthur Ellis Award for Non-Fiction, The Secret Lives of Sgt. John Wilson is played out against a backdrop of catastrophic events—World War I, economic depression, the TB and Spanish Flu epidemics. It is a riveting story of passion, murder and retribution
