Edge of the Ledge by Linda Brierly

The book describes a mosaic of life for anyone with a heartbeat!

If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.

Reviews

“EDGE OF THE LEDGE is a well-crafted and engaging memoir about adventure and spiritual discovery. Author, Linda Brierly, makes it so accessible to readers. Each chapter’s title and opening lines draw you irresistibly into the story ahead. Additionally, chapters are short so that if desired, the book may be experienced in short sips, leaving time for contemplation. Linda and Bill’s life journey speaks to all those who admire adventure and fulfillment. One wonders ‘What’s next?’ for this intrepid duo!“

Anne Neave, Director of Friends of Wells Gray Park, Kamloops, BC, Canada, November 8, 2025

“The book is a delightful memoir of a girl-becomes-woman who courageously stepped out where many of us would choose the comforts of the ‘known’. Brierly would venture out wherever opportunity and curiosity led her. Even though her purse might be slim, her desire for the unknown more than made up for that lack. She (and later her husband, Bill) took her nursing skills around the world, helping the less fortunate in any way that she could. I thoroughly enjoyed travelling with her from the comfort of my rocking chair.”

Jean Nelson, Clearwater, BC, Canada, October 29, 2025

” The book is enjoyable reading. Linda’s approach to life is summed up in the book’s cover photo. Linda’s adventures show how life can provide greater rewards by taking risks boldly. Many people are thrill seekers and risk takers for their own sake to make them feel more alive but Linda, in her book, shows that including a spiritual component , acknowledging God’s existence and direction, provides greater personal rewards in the long run. Linda and Bill, by including their love of adventure with a growing and evolving belief in God enables them to not only get a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction but also spills over into lives around them which benefit from their desire to serve. But the book also shows that Linda and Bill are not saints, but basically ordinary people who gain insight and understanding from their life’s adventures. I particularly liked the section on their mission to Nicaragua with its trials and tribulations. How Bill finally accepted Christ as his Savior but still downed a six-pack of beer every day for awhile, while driving home. I didn’t see that as hypocrisy, but rather humanity in an evolving faith. All in all, a good read with lots of lessons to learn and things to think about for anyone who reads it.“

Carl Mayers, Santa Rosa, California, USA, October 28, 2025

“A well-written memoir of a life well-lived – and with more adventures than most of us have experienced! Well done, Linda!“

Ellen Ferguson, Clearwater, BC, Canada, October 27, 2025

“Linda! It is an incredible read, you are more gifted with words than you might have realized. I could “hear” you speaking these experiences as I read (some of the stories I’ve heard from you and Bill too). A great read!“
Melissa Dohms, Vavenby, BC
Oct 6, 2025

“Ha de ser un buen libro sobre todo por las lecciones de vidas aprendidas en la aventuras que ha vivido junto a su compañero de vida, que son lecciones de vida que a cualquier lector le puede ser útil en cualquier momento. Felicidades amiga.

(Translation: It will be a good book especially for the life lessons learned in the adventures you have lived together with your life companion. They are life lessons that any reader can find useful at any moment. Congratulations friend.)

Dora Gue, San Cristobal Verapaz, Guatemala, October 6, 2025

“Edge of the Ledge is an extremely well written book. I was intrigued from page one and could not put it down. Those who have made major life altering decisions will thoroughly enjoy this read. I loved it. Well done!”

Gloria Burns, Clearwater, BC, October 17, 2025

Upcoming Events

Book Signing at Chapters/Indigo in Kamloops – date in the spring of 2026 to be determined

Book Event in Kamloops Northshore Library – date in the spring of 2026 to be determined

Linda Brierly, Memoir Author of Adventure and Fulfillment

Linda sheds light on a number of important principles, like how travel can be a means of learning, growing, and testing oneself, how true contentment requires seeking and then connecting with God, and how people in all cultures have common needs and goals, and the most important of these, is love. For anyone who has ever found themselves on the “edge of the ledge,” wondering which way to go, these travel accounts with a spiritual perspective will encourage and inspire

Invite the Author to your Event

Length of Event: 1 hour

Description of Event: Interactive, Fun, Educational

Participant Comments:

I certainly want to tell you how impressed I was with how cleverly you put together your presentation. MOST enjoyable! Jean N.

I loved the engaging method with the audience. Valerie G.

It was entertaining, enchanting, adventuresome. Ashana

It was a very interactive event. Your use of numbered balloons and your props were a great way to introduce your book. Gordon R.

Email: lindajbrierly at gmail dot com