243 pp, 8vo (9" H). B&w photographs. "Written primarily by Daisy Phillips, with a few by her husband Jack, to her family in England, these letters describe the creation of a shortlived English home in the Windermere Valley of southwestern British Columbia. From Daisy's frank descriptions we learn of the experiences of the Phillips and their neighbours in settling the newly opened land and of their attempts to grow fruit in an area of limited agricultural potential. Between her first request for a pamphlet on laundering handkerchiefs and her departure less than three years later, (Daisy) learn... View More...
