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MICHAEL JAMES STEWART
A native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, I have spent my life as a renaissance man, combining my passion for joie de vivre with the dictum of “travel is the best form of education, by living in the United States, England, the Caribbean; and by travelling Europe, Turkey, South America and Mexico, where I met the powerful, famous, and humourous as well as politicians, charlatans, scamps, roués and the desperate.
Having enjoyed a varied life, I have worked in theatre and television in my youth; been a Fashion Buyer, Structural and Interior Designer, Motivational Speaker, and been in executive positions for a number of businesses and not-for-profit organisations, in my middle years; to presently being an Image & Etiquette Consultant, working with both corporations and individuals, as well as authoring and publishing Clod To Suave – The Etiquette, Manners, Grooming & Dressing, Make—Over Handbook and accompanying university-level seminar series; along with being a prolific writer of three comedic stage plays and six original Faison Quay Murder Mysteries: “Now That I’m Gone”, “In the Absence of Passion”, “Narcissus’ Reflection”, “One By One”, “The First Stone”, “Harcourt’s Legacy”, “Perfection”, “Final Curtain” and “Checked In / Checked Out”.
The first novel by Michael James Stewart, “Tilly and Nuella – A Lifetime Odyssey Of Friendship” and his second, “The Visitor – An Unforgettable Saga” are classics in their own right.
Reviewed by Patricia Day for Readers' Favorite
Tilly and Nuella, A Lifetime Odyssey of Friendship by Michael James Stewart is about two friends who meet while working as domestics. Tilly grew up in England, and had endured nothing but violence in an abusive home. Nuella grew up in Ireland, but was reared in similar circumstances to Tilly: she was determined to get away as soon as she could. Life had to be better somewhere else. Both young girls were naive, but with steely resolve they set about living life their way. They find solid ground when they rent a room in the home of Jennifer Cortland, something of a surrogate mother to them. When they are later recruited by Sir Basil to work in Bletchley, their lives take a dramatic turn as they meet two handsome Canadians, Sebastian Chandler and Lewis McCrae. The girls are overcome by their good fortune. Not only that they each feel they have found their true love, but they sense that life will never be the same again. Follow them in their exciting new lives, as they learn that true love can give you the desires of your heart, and sharing personal success can give greater satisfaction and happiness than each believed possible. They have their share of grief as they lose precious loved ones, but their resilience and trusted friends bring them through to the other side of the losses.
Tilly and Nuella, A Lifetime Odyssey of Friendship by Michael James Stewart is a delightful story of how true friendship and love for another can overcome any obstacle in life. There is much detail in this story. It takes you from the sordid beginnings of their tragic young lives into lives of unbelievable good fortune. Despite their many hardships, they remain women of value and worth. Should you choose to read this story, you might well yearn to have such friends in your life too. I know I did.
