DONNA LEON

I was further into McGill’s library than I had ever been before. After admiring the Marion Scott painting titled Cement and perplexing at Holgate’s subject in Woman at a Window, I was admitted to the Rare Books and Special collections room on the 4th floor of the McLennan library. I had seen an event advertised to see the author I had followed through Venice, Donna Leon. I was early, so I perused a museum display full of paintings and facts on naturalists of the past. I occasionally looked around, wondering if I would recognize her if she stood beside me. When the hour to start neared, I found a seat in a good line of sight, and knew her immediately. She was petite, and attentive, and in companionable conversation.

Organized by Roarr and Friends of the McGill Library

What a perfect cookie to celebrate these crime writers!

Not only a great hostess, but also the designer of the geometric presentation of the square cookies on a circular platter!