Swallowtail Calling: A Naturalist Dreams of Grand Manan Island
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pictorial paper, 155 p. : 1 map, portrait, "born in British Guyana. Forty years later, living in Montreal, married with two grown sons, Datham visits Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunsw...
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pictorial paper, 155 p. : 1 map, portrait, "born in British Guyana. Forty years later, living in Montreal, married with two grown sons, Datham visits Grand Manan Island off the coast of New Brunswick. As the ferry draws closer to the island she has an extraordinary experience: "Suddenly, without warning, a voice in my head said, 'I am going home.'" After grandparenthood, grad school and a divorce, Dathan returns to live on Grand Manan. Her partner Tim, a complex and resourceful man, owns a house which had been left derelict and vandalized by squatters. The last part of the book describes their Herculean efforts to bring the once-lovely house back to life. Dathan has a naturalist's eye for detail and beauty, and a kind and generous nature, so flora, fauna, and the human inhabitants of Grand Manan are treated with respect and fondness. .Montreal Review of Books.
Product Info
ISBN: 1896754767
ISBN-13: 9781896754765
Publisher: Shoreline
Year: 2009
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
First Edition
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Address: P.O. Box 691 Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website: https://www.bagbooks.com
Country: Canada
