Those of you who have read this blog over the years already know how much I adore the author John Rowe Townsend. It’s with sadness that I type these words: John passed away last weekend, at the age of 91. It has been eight years since I visited with him and his wife Jill Paton Walsh, but I think of them often, and those of you who’ve read Restoring Harmony know that the book is dedicated to him.

His obituary from The Guardian is here and it’s really a wonderful piece.

Rather than write something new today, I’m going to include links to all the things I’ve written about him over the years. I hope you enjoy them.

Featured Author – JRT

My visit to Cambridge

Launch week dedication for Restoring Harmony

Places I want to visit, inspired by books I’ve read.

Cranford and Cranford Revisited

The husband is reading JRT (P.S. I should add that after I wrote this, he read The Islanders and The Invaders and years later he’s still talking about them regularly)

A lifelong love affair