![]() Much later, as an adult, I took a trip to the United Arab Emirates and was fascinated by the culture, the people, the landscape and the food. My grade three teacher taught us about faraway places which sparked my interest in traveling the world and experiencing these places myself. I had a wonderful rural upbringing but my world was limited and I was bored. ![]() Her book series for children follows the heroine Amanda Ross as she travels throughout the world and learns the history and culture of faraway places.ĭarlene, thank you so much for being a guest on “ A Better World of Books!” Please tells us a little about the inspiration for your character Amanda Ross.Īmanda Ross is the twelve-year-old I would have liked to be. Her grandson once gave her the nickname “super-mega-woman-supreme.” Darlene was brought up on a ranch near Medicine Hat, Alberta, where she dreamt of traveling the world and meeting interesting people. ![]() ![]() Darlene Foster is a writer of children’s stories, a retired employment counsellor, an ESL tutor, a wife, mother and grandmother. ![]()
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