Description
It’s 1909 and “the missus”, Emily Carr, runs a painting studio in Vancouver, where she gives lessons to students and paints her own works. Billie is with her always, except when he’s “chained to a wretched kennel” at his aunty’s house, or when he has to spend time with the other pets “down on cold rhumatic wind-swept lower decks, when they travel with their missuses holidaying”.
But Billie’s life is usually good: in February there’s “lots of posing to be done” for Carr’s art students; in May, he enjoys a “splendacious occasion”, including a “drive in the park, where I can look down and jeer at the pedestrian curs”; and in December, he indulges in the excesses of “Xmas and more dinner than I can consume!”
About the Author
Emily Carr (1871–1945) is one of Canada’s best-known painters and an award-winning author. Well-known for her love of animals, Carr found a special friendship in Billie.
Also by Emily Carr:
Sister and I from Victoria to London
Wild Flowers
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