About The Book
From the author…
I wrote Everything on a Waffle when we were moving to Metchosin and our
realtor came over with stories of growing up on a deserted naval base
in Coal Harbour. He would sit for hours in our living room telling
us about life in this isolated community. A woman called to see our
house. She said her name was Primrose Squark. I thought this was a
prank and I laughed. As I was hearing a dreamy little girl's voice
in my head narrating stories of growing up in Coal Harbour, these three
things came together and became Everything on a Waffle.
Everything on a Waffle
"My name is Primrose Squarp. I am eleven years old. I have hair the
color of carrots in apricot glaze (recipe to follow), skin fair and
clear where it isn't freckled, and eyes like summer storms."
Readers will know right from the start that the narrator of Everything on a Waffle is going to tell her story straight and pull no punches. Primrose's parents have been lost at sea, but she believes without an iota of doubt that they are still alive, somewhere.
She moves in with her Uncle Jack, but feels generally friendless. Her only real refuge is a local restaurant called The Girl on the Red Swing, where the owner, Miss Bowzer, serves everything on waffles — except advice and good sense, which come free of charge and are always reliable.
Food in general plays an important role in Primrose's journey toward peace and understanding (a recipe dictated in her unmistakable voice is appended to each chapter), and readers will eagerly cheer her on through this funny, bittersweet novel.