Magdalena's Song
by Pat Mattaini Mestern
E-ISBN: 978-0-9908416-0-9
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Books Description:
For Pat’s fourth novel “Magdalena's Song” , She chose to place the characters in a small village in rural Ontario. The book's story takes place during a twelve day period in 1947 when a mysterious old man arrived in the village on the Saugeen River in Grey County. Like many small communities, the man's appearance is considered suspicious by a number of local residents, especially when the lives of some of the most influential villagers begin to unravel quickly after his arrival. Is Daniel the ghost of a gypsy who once loved a woman from the area? Is he a labour organizer with a very slick cover story? Whatever - or whoever - he is, the village will never be the same after Daniel leaves. Magdalena's Song was written as a lasting tribute to the Romani who traveled through southern Ontario during the 1920's to early 1950's. The story immortalizes those individuals who traveled "the road" and whose music, that Pat heard as a child, which has always remained in her heart.
Bob Cheevers, internationally renowned song writer and folk singer was so moved by Mestern's Magdalena's Song that he wrote a song giving credit to poet, Sir Walter Scott for the lyrics, in honor of the book. According to Mestern The link to the story “Magdalena’s Song” is that it was sung by Magdalena when she and the “Count” were courting. So, the words/song play a part in the story (are mentioned in the story.) But, the name “Magdalena” is never mentioned in the Scott poem, Lullaby of an Infant Chief. To hear the song sung by Bob Cheevers, click on this link: Download Lullaby of an Infant Chief
What Reviewers Are Saying About Pat Mattaini Mestern Novels:
“Pat Mestern should be considered a national treasure. Her descriptive writing style gives a wonderful glimpse into past lives and times that are quickly being forgotten.” –Fergus Elora News Express
“In conversation with Pat, one senses that no reading of her works of fiction can take us into the deep, compulsive level of creativity that this novelist experiences and accepts as another strata of her life–a plateau as mysterious as some of the characters in her novels. And this deep level of creativity is what makes Pat’s novels so compelling. They come from the heart and soul of the writer.”–Ryan Taylor, Book Reviewer, Fort Wayne, Indiana
“Pat Mestern’s fictional works are among the most rewarding and most pleasing published today. Her historical novels conjure up a time long gone and characters long dead. They never fail to embrace the sorts of scandals, dreams and secrets that can haunt nearly every family in every walk of life for many tomorrows.”–J. Marshall Craig, screen writer and film director