Do you believe in Karma?
Standing in front of all those Alexander McCall Smith books, I was overawed – found it difficult to settle on just one (or two) to get signed, but “Trains and Lovers” called to me.
How could I resist when I had also written ‘Rail Tales – notes from the Currumbine line.’ like many who had found the enclosed capsule of a train carriage inspiring.
I’ve been waiting weeks since listening to him talk at UWA , to find the time to read the book. Not wanting to pick it up for a quick look, but time to read the whole thing because I know once I open those magical pages, I won’t be able to put it down.
Within the very first chapters Alexander had mentioned my home town Perth, Western Australia; introduced us to an Australian lady called ‘Kay’ in her 50’s; mid-twenties ‘Andrew’ with eyes the same color as my Mum’s; asked another if he was Canadian (my niece lives there) before letting ‘Andrew’ tell us about himself.
‘Andrew’ comes from the same place as my mother’s family, Oban, Mull, South Uist and Lewis. Mum also spoke Gaelic when she was young and came from a long line of doctors. In fact, my maternal grandfather was named after a famous doctor who helped found the Physiology school in Glasgow University, John Grey McKendrick. ( I’ve tried, but cannot find any other family connection to the famous physiologist except the name.)
And I’d only read to page 17.
So I’ll be ‘gone’ for a while readers… this book is obviously my Karma.
