About the author: =

Eileen grew up in a close-knit Acadian family in Palmer Road, in the western part of Prince Edward Island. She is the eighth child in a family of nine siblings. She is also a mother and grandmother, as well as a writer and a social worker.

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The book "Alphy" reflects a legacy which was passed on to Eileen by her parents, and one she wishes to pass on to her children and grand- children. This book is about life's joys and pains, and les- sons learned along the way; life's lessons which encom- pass the emotional, physical, and spiritual. This is a bio- graphy of Alphy Doucette, Eileen's Dad. Thus it is also about his family, as Alphy was very much a family man. It is about life and death, and lessons learned through faith... a love story.

"He was called the window-sash maker. But I knew him as my Dad. Alphy was a man without pretense. He never put on airs, nor would he try to impress folks. Yet there was a certainty and an authenticity about him that left an impression... And when he told you stories about his boyhood, you always wanted to hear more."

ISBN 1-894844-13-0