Battlefords author releases anthology of Canadian veterans
The author of a book immortalizing the Battlefords has released another about the true stories of Canadian families during the Second World War.
Elinor Florence’s first novel Bird’s Eye View is about a farm girl from small town Saskatchewan who joins the air force. Using the interviews she conducted, she released a second book called My Favourite Veterans. The book tells 28 stories about Canada during the WWII.
Florence said the title wrote itself.
“I called it My Favourite Veterans because that’s really what they are. They’re my favourite people in the world,” Florence said. “I did so much research to write my novel and talked to so many World War Two veterans. I decided to take these true stories, some which have never been told before, and compile them into an anthology.”