Amy's Journey
A Young Girl's Struggle with TB
by Lillian Bursey

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ISBN-10: 1-897317-63-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-897317-63-1 Paperback 148 pages Price: CDN$16.95 Qty:

Book Description “Amy’s Journey is an unsentimental account of a young girl’s struggle with tuberculosis and with being labelled illegitimate. It is a story of casual cruelty, unexpressed love, and unexpected kindness—a rare and honest look at childhood in Newfoundland in the 1950s. Amy has a generosity of spirit few of us would be capable of, and I was left wishing I could follow her into the next chapter of her life.” Bernice Morgan, author of Random Passage “Set in the middle of the twentieth century, Lily Bursey’s Amy’s Journey is a moving account of four years in the life of a young Corner Brook girl. Amy, born out of wedlock and raised by her strong and loving grandmother, deals with tuberculosis and other major problems with a maturity far beyond her years. Gentle humour invigorates this narrative. Amy will surely find a place in the hearts of many readers.” Helen Fogwill Porter, author of Finishing School Amy’s Journey is the story of a young girl, who at the age of twelve, is diagnosed with tuberculosis and becomes a patient in a Sanatorium. While on the road to recovery, she copes with a sudden death in her family which ultimately leads to an acute awareness of her “illegitimate” birth. Amy faces the challenges of her struggle for physical and emotional health with perseverance and determination. Amy’s Journey is the true-life story of the author, Lillian Bursey, told through the eyes of the character, Amy. About the Author: Lillian (Lily) Bursey was born “around the Bay” when Newfoundland was a country. She now resides in St. John’s with her husband and near a few of their many grandchildren. While raising her family, she also fulfilled her goal to attend university, eventually graduating with a Master of Education (Counselling) degree from Acadia University, Nova Scotia. Until her retirement in 1997, she worked with disadvantaged families in the Dartmouth/Halifax area of Nova Scotia. Lily is a member of the St. John’s Taoist Tai Chi Society. She is also a member and former president of the Newfoundland Writers’ Guild and has contributed a poem to the Guild’s latest anthology (2006), A Charm Against the Pain, published by Flanker Press.