Title "Will You Take The Dogs Or The Diamonds" Author "Anna Rains" ISBN 9781438982823


"The Unique and hilarious account of the life of one woman and her eccentric family is set to be one of the most enchanting stories of the year, as featured in the Daily Telegraph, The Sun, Manchester Evening Telegraph"

"My Grandmother was actually the least eccentric of the female members of the family.My grandmother went out of her way to get herself noticed. My Great grandmother had owned the first Rolls Royce in Scotland and her daughter always had Rolls Royces but would not drive very far in them as she was inclined to car sickness. One one occasion when the family was heading by train for Eastbourne for the summer, they arranged for the Inverness to London train to stop at Dunkeld-you could do that in those days! The chauffeur, George,drove them to the station where he assisted with the luggage. My grandmother waited until people put their heads out of the carriage windows to see why they were making an un scheduled stop and then drawing herself up to her five foot hieght said in an impervious voice, "George, meet us in Eastbourne" where George had to drive like a maniac to get there before them!

It was upon the retirement of her chauffer that my grandmother, at the age of sixty-five learnt to drive and went everywhere at 70 miles per hour!

Another famous occassion the family had taken two of the small first class compartments trains used to have and my grandmother turned to my grandfather and asked in a very loud voice, "David, will you takew the dogs or the diamonds?" Needless to say he got the dogs - Pugs, my grandmother always had several of."
Extract printed by the kind permission of Anna Rains, Author.

The story quicky progresses to the life time of Anna and she is central to the story through out the book. I often read reviews that say you will not be able to put it down for laughing only to be let down. With this book I found myself chuckling throughout the pages. Throughout Anna's life she has lived in forty six homes, I cannot say houses because they ranged through a blue bus, a caravan, a 120-foot schooner in Hong Kong, a houseboat on the Birdham Canal near Chichester, skyscrapers, high rises, town houses, a thatched cottage and a haunted Cheshire farmhouse.

If there is one book you should read this year I would recommend this. I was fortunate enough to get a preview copy. You can register at Anna's Website http://www.annarains.com to find out about when the book will be on the shelves. Alsoyou will get a peek preview of her second book which is about the psychic escapades of Anna and her family. After reading "Will You Take The Dogs Or The Diamonds" I cannot wait for the next book to be released