When books defeat television
Louise Brown, a 91 year old Welsh-born pensioner has read nearly 25,000 library books since 1946. Partially sighted, Mrs Brown mostly borrows large print books. She has read about a dozen books in a week, and has read almost the entire stock of her local library. She has read so many books that staff of libraries in Dumfries, Galloway and Stranraer feel that she could earn herself a spot in the record books.
Mrs Brown said that she enjoys family sagas and historical novels and also Mills and Boon for a light read. She also reads war stories and said that she has read too many books to have a most favourite. She also said that her parents were avid readers themselves and that she started reading right from the age of five. From borrowing 6 books per week, Mrs Brown has now gone upto 12 books per week.
Her daughter, Louise Pride said that inspite of her voracious reading habits, her mother still finds time to read the papers and watch television. In a world where technology rules the roost, where atleast one person in a household is glued to the screens of their LCD TV, Louise Brown is a reminder that books, can never ever be defeated, even by the world’s most slimmest possible TV.
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