Book Description
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Four generations ago, a woman emigrated to the United States from Scotland and raved to her neighbor about the beauty of the Afton River in the Scottish Lowlands. That neighbor, fascinated by the Afton River, named her daughter Afton. Her daughter named her daughter Afton, and so on. Having five sons, I had no daughters to whom I could pass on the Afton name. Running short on boys? names by the time the last son was born, I bestowed on him the name Ted Afton Both my niece and one of my granddaughters has the middle name of Afton. This month my great niece was born and was aptly named Jayne Afton. This Afton legacy was the inspiration for The Captive. As my mother was named Mary Afton Burns, I included the poem ?Flow Gently, Sweet Afton? by Robert Burns in The Captive's dedication:
Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes;
Flow gently, I?ll sing thee a song in thy praise;
My Mary?s asleep by the murmuring stream,
Flow gently, sweet Afton, disturb not her dream.
?Robert Burns
I do hope you enjoy reading the saga of the Afton clan!