Creativity is in our genes, as we can see by the published writers in the family. On this page we feature a summary of each book, with more information on how to purchase if you are interested.
We begin with a two-volume book by Michael Traynor, describing early flights and the Irish women who piloted them. More about this book can be viewed, and the book can be purchased, at https://petticoatpilots.com. President Michael D. Higgins has this to say in the forward:
“This book, Petticoat Pilots, is a unique collector’s treasure-trove, not just for historians or scholars of Irish aviation, but for all those Irishwomen and Irishmen at home and around the world who wish to learn and celebrate the undeniable world-class, but too often unsung, achievements of the women whose stories are told within it.
“The volume of research underpinning this book, conducted over a seven-year period, and the level of detail that has been provided, including some 773 beautifully reprinted historical images, is truly remarkable. I congratulate Michael Traynor for this tour de force. It is undoubtedly the ultimate reference source on the topic of women’s aviation history in Ireland, and will surely become internationally recognised as a foremost title on the subject.”
“STOP FRAUD illustrates 12 of the most common scams that target people today. I wrote a chapter extensively about Power of Attorney abuse too. Stop Fraud is for sale from me for $25.00(Cdn) plus $5(Cdn)shipping. BULLY4U is about a Grade 9 girl, the school misfit, who’s harassed by the popular girls. A Gr 11 aboriginal boy takes her under his wing, and they start a band. Can music save her from the ‘Untouchables’?”
Both can be purchase at Brian’s website: www.briantrainor.ca
Brian also presents his comic book written to impart his experience as a police sergeant to 5th-graders, “Jason’s Nightmare.” Notice that you can flip pages and view this in full screen (button under the book). You can also download or print the book here or by going to Brian’s site.
We also have a book that describes the ancestry of one of our clan, whose ancestors emigrated to Canada.
And a new book by Peter Traynor which is a short novel about love, loss, and friendship. Andrew Edwards, BBC Radio Leeds, says, “A miniature masterpiece of hope and new life. There’s a wonderful generosity about this journey, where warmth and joy emerge in and from the coldest of places.”
The full book can be purchased at Amazon UK or Amazon US. A taste appears below.
We also have a fictional adventure novel by Ann Trainor Purdy that can also be purchased at Amazon in paperback. As Ann describes,
Prince Edward Island with its red sand beaches is the setting for this book. While it is a work of fiction, descriptions of the Island ring true. The lighthouse on the cover is located at West Pont, PEI.
You can read a bit of it below: