The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Friday, October 5, 2012
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POLITICAL MEMOIRS
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Climbing the bestseller list
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Qualicum Beach resident Brian Peckford’s latest book reaches No. 2 on non-fiction list NEIL HORNER
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Former Newfoundland premier and current Qualicum Beach resident Brian Peckford is doing his best to keep up with the phone interviews and e-mails about his recently-released book, but you’ll have to forgive him if he takes a while to answer. That’s because his book, Some Day the Sun Will Shine and Have Not Will Be No More, has risen to become the number two bestseller in the country for Canadian non-fiction. Peckford, who just returned from a whirlwind book promotion tour of Newfoundland and other points east, said the book has also risen to place fourth in all non-fiction in the country.
“I did 800-900 book signings in three days in Newfoundland,” he said. “Then I did a 12-hour blitz in Ottawa with the press.” The book, which has sold out of its first printing and is currently being printed for a second run, is a political memoir that aims to change the story of how the deal that brought about the Constitution actually occurred. Although he said it’s gratifying to see his book skyrocket in popularity, there’s another aspect to the situation that has Peckford smiling. “It was acknowledged in the Canadian Encyclopedia that my version of events with regards to the patriation of the Constitution is valid,” he said.
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Brian Peckford’s book is into its second printing.
REGIONAL DISTRICT NEWS
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You are invited to an Open House to review and comment on the Draft Final Plans for Little Qualicum River Regional Park and Meadowood Community Park. A presentation of the plans will be given at 10:30am. Comments are also accepted on our website: www.rdn.bc.ca/lqr. Thank you for your participation! Saturday, October 13, 2012 10:00am - 12:00 noon Qualicum Civic Center-Windsor Room 747 Jones St., Qualicum Beach, BC Questions: email recparks@rdn.bc.ca or call 1-888-828-2069.
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