Life, Love, Joy, Sadness and Maturity

in the Mid Twentieth Century

"The Windward Side is the culmination of one man's pursuit of happiness, an endeavor through land, air, and sea, that has taken him through various obstacles, snags, land mines, and higher education, but it is a pursuit that has rendered him wiser, constantly companioned by his heavenly father, and ultimately, fulfilled. Whether young or old, readers of all ages will delightfully occupy the passenger seat as the author steers them through his tales of life, love, joy, sadness, and maturity. You are invited to join the author as he skillfully pilots the ship of his experiences through rough waters, tumultuous terrain, and harrowing weather on the windward side of one rural boy's island."

Daniel E. Hall, author of The Gooseberry Hedge, in the second volume of his life story, The Windward Side, recounts his many adventures (and mishaps) while growing older but never up. To this day, a kid at heart, the author chronicles his teenage years on an Illinois farm, his ever increasing love of aircraft, pushing his father’s Chrysler to its limits, his years as a rambunctious sailor in the dawning of the atomic age, and pursuing a cute, bare-footed girl in rolled-up jeans. That same girl, Twila Bridwell, would eventually steal his heart, and to this day, almost 54 years later, continues to stand by her man. The still happily married couple reside in Austin, Texas and have raised four children, are the proud grandparents of six doting grandchildren, and now are the great-grandparents of one adorable little girl.