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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-09-01, Page 2• 41 PAGE 2 —GODEE1Q1SIGNAILATAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, WM ENROLL NOW FOR SEPTEMBER P` CAR Mrs. Fulker LA. Goderich 524-2279 _....._ ANSTETT • JEWELLERS eAMKRT $L, cLINT914 46* -3901 AT THEMAIN CORNER - Another of our Ics-stare services FINE JEWELLERY APPRAISALS „ Done by our AGS Certified Oennologist, • in A*r accredited gem laboratory. One week service an most appraisals. Drop in or Phone for complete informatibn on Anstett's Jewellery Appraisal service. _10OURS: Monday through Thursday. 9 a.m.-6 • p.m.; Fridays,9 a.m. till 9 p.m.; Saturdays 9 �.m.-5:30p.m. • 5242822 4 THE SQUARE GODERICH Author BY JOANNE BUCHANAN Bryan W. Pritchard, a professional puppeteer turned accountant turned lawyer turned author, paid a visit to Goderich last Thursday on a cross -Canada tour to promote his first - published book, The Hathaway Decision, but inore importantly, to open the -public's eyes to the in- creasing number of child abuse cases in this country. The Hathaway Decision deals with a fictional child abuse court case (see !Crib Svela's review) based on • on tour to promote his book Pritchard's eight yearsot experience as a Calgary lawyer lathe family field. "I've handled a lot of child abuse cases and I've become increasingly concerned about violence in the home. Since people don't want to hear about the gory details, I have tried to get my messageacross in the book in a light, entertaining way," he explains. He says he is trying to visit mostly small rural com- munities on his slit -month 100 -stop tour because he feels that child abuse is really on the increase in 357-1150 247 JOSEPHINE ST. 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There is a very fine line between disdplining and child abuse," he says. He says the legal and social agency systems are not working. He feels that the community must get „involved and he advocates parenting education for young people. ' "There are Block Parent programsto protect children from harmful outside situations but what about programs to protect children from harmful situations right inside their own homes," he asks. A father of three who believes in positive rein- forcement rather than spanking, Pritchard admits he may be idealistic in his views but feels something must be done. He claims that an author has two responsibilities; one is to entertain and the other is todeliver a message. In The Hathaway Decision, the whole concept of child abuse is explored in an en- tertaining yet thought- provoking way, Although The Hathaway Decision is • his first published book, it is actually the third one he has written. His first book, No. 6 Postern Terrace. will be released in SePtember. It deals with psychic phenomena. His second book, a novella en- titled, The Convoluted Dance, will be released in April. It contrasts the b) - sights of a professional con artist with the un- professional con games that go on in everydaylife. The underlying theme of all three .of his books, he says, is the integrity of the indlvidual. Pritchard is an interesting individual himself. His life has been a continuous process of overcoming ob- stacles. Born with a club foot, he spent his first years in and out of hospitals for corrective surgery. He then developed a stutter. A speech therapist in England, where Pritchard was born in 1938, helped him overcome his stuttering through the use of hand puppets. Pritchard became so adept with the puppets that he became England's youngest professional puppeteer at the age of 12. His father died when he was young and Pritchard went on to support his mother and younger sister with his earnings from Punch -and- • Judy shows. With only a basic Grade 7 education, he slowly worked his way up. He emigrated to Canada in 1957 and obtained a position as a teller with a trust company. During the next nine years he graduated from, the Trust Companies Course at Queen's Univer- sity and earned the professional designation A.C.I.S. In 1969 he enrolled as a mature student at the University of Winnipeg and l; A after one year ,of un- dergraduate studies, was accepted into Abe faculty of Universitir of Manitoba, from which he graduatedln 1973. He presently lives half the year in Hawaii and half the year in Ottawa. Even though he says he has not had a pay cheque in two years (he is living off his savings), he is not sorry /about his decision to become an author. "I've always had a yearning to write and I didn't want to look back on my life and feel sorry that I had never tried it," he explains. Presently, Pritchard is negotiating with two American publishing companies and a movie company. He has been in contact with 87 newspapers, 125 radio stations and 42 t.v. stations across Canada with favorable responses. He has been taped for Global News and Canada AM and will appear on Take 30 in Sep- tember. If his book sales don't generate him an income by the end of his cross -Canada promotional tour next month, he may have to turn to another profession or return to legal work. But he isn't afraid of the challenge, saying, "It's much easier to take a stand in life and defend it against all odds than be fluid and dynamic." The Hathaway Decision can be purchased in wholesale outlets,in Canada or it can be ordered from Nyron Publishing, P.O. Box 1100, Stittsville, Ontario KOA 3G0. 470' "ike't •*44:);‘,1••• , • '+' .44:, • *P:q .„ . 'AN iltatttiG st:wrinvo Groot INTPOVE' AA Bryan Pritchard with first published novel " Novel deals with child abuse BY KRIS SVELA The devastation and tragedy of a child abuse case coupled with the intrigues of the subsequent court proceedings are the two ingredients in Bryan W. Pritchard's new thriller The Hathaway Decision., Interwoven in this scenario is a struggle for power and Wealth. At the centre is Carol •Simpson, a young women lawyer, attempting to reunite the child with her mother. She nag her inex- perience against the cour- troom maneuvering of prosecutor, Doug Maguire. Pritchard, a former lawyer, lends his expertise to the courtroom battles bet- ween the two lawyers caught up in a tug-of-war of professional pride and deep conviction. The court case draws the reader into the courtroom as an observer of the tragedy that is unfolding. Expert witnesses are asked to an- swer delicate questions and put their own professional LADIES'. 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