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  • "(BURDEN OF BONDAGE) has it all....murder, cruelty, evil and uncaring plantation owners and a heroine of mysterious origin... a good read!"

    Judy Barrinnes

  • "I found (BURDEN OF BONDAGE) to be very interesting and well written. At times there was anxiety build-up as to the next occurrence. Well done."

    Rennie Johnston

  • "Very enjoyable; a well laid out novel with interesting twists and turns; background information provides scene setting of life between the wealthy and slaves in Jamaica in the late 1700's and early 1800's. The story seemed so real that I 'googled' Paragon Hall to see if it existed."

    Borden Curtis on (BURDEN OF BONDAGE)

  • "A good read."

    Fred Levitt on (BURDEN OF BONDAGE)

  • "I have just finished reading Neville's book BURDEN OF BONDAGE and enjoyed it very much. I really like historical novels and am looking forward to his next book."

    Carole Tanney

  • "......really enjoyed (BURDEN OF BONDAGE) with the twists and turns;"".....it would make a great mini-series."

    Max Anningson

  • "I picked (BURDEN OF BONDAGE) up Sunday about noon to read and I couldn't put it down. I finished reading it by dinner time. Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your book....a great read!"

    Sandra "sandy" Griffiths

  • "I am halfway through BURDEN OF BONDAGE and am really enjoying it, even though the subject shows a sad period of time. The plot and the characters make for really interesting reading!"

    Michelle Obara

  • "Would be good for Netflix."

    Audrey Girard on (BURDEN OF BONDAGE).

  • “I did so enjoy your “rimes of passion” and am just so sorry that John is not here to have been able to read it as well as I. You certainly have a most wonderful talent and how could you manage to be such a successful lawyer – a rare combination!”

    Gloria Mackenzie ( Brockville, Ontario )

  • “So with my last editorial breath I must pay my respects to Neville Johnston, born in Jamaica, a lawyer who practices in Brockville, Ontario . . who does not belong to any literary school or clique, who is neither academic nor non-academic, but who simply writes some good poems which are worth reading.” (extract from Editorial of the Summer of 1974 edition of “The Fiddlehead”)

    Professor Kent Thompson, Editor, “The Fiddlehead,” University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick

  • “I have just finished reading “rimes of passion” and so enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing your creative gift of words with us.”

    Anna Alexander ( Brockville, Ontario )

  • “I have a copy of your poems, “songs of my seasons,” which I turn to from time to time as they are lovely read . . . “ “You are blessed to have such an imagination and doubly blessed to put your imagining into these lovely poems (in “rimes of passion”). I read them all at one sitting and will go over them again and again to absorb the scenes . . . and to enjoy the rhythm of the words.” "..the lovely words (in "wild as whippoorwills in the night") brought tears to my eyes. I was also overcome with nostalgia when i read the two poems about Morristown. I think of you as the "Bard of Brockville" as well as the "poet of the isles".

    Kate Dalton, ( Victoria, British Columbia )

  • “I just finished reading “rimes of passion” and so enjoyed it.”

    Inger Sparring Barraclough ( Amerherstview, Ontario )

  • “. . . really quite descriptive and intriguing . . . “ “ . . . a very talented writer!”

    Eva McKinnon ( Montreal, Quebec )

  • “Does all of this tell you I like what I have read very much? That the indications are solid that Canada has another fine poet on the way?”

    Bert Antliff ( Toronto, Ontario )

  • “I am thoroughly enjoying “songs of my seasons”.

    Laura McAfee ( Brockville, Ontario )