Description
With self-deprecating humour and keen observational insights, Ben Robicheau tells the tale of life on Brier Island, Nova Scotia, in the middle of the twentieth century. He roams with us from the comic-book section of his father's store, to the destruction of an outhouse, from the tiny village movie theatre to where kids went and what they did when their parents told them to go outside and play."
You'll find here a cavalcade of childhood scrapes and near-disasters, foolish fun, and serious moments when lives are in peril.Ben also writes loving portraits of the Island postmistress, telephone operator, lighthouse keeper, and some cherished eccentrics.
Family photos from across the decades help us peer into this time when the people of Brier Island, two ferry rides away from anywhere, made a living and a community.
Author: Ben Robicheau
Publisher: Moose House Publications
Published: 07/15/2021
Pages: 362
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9781990187131
ISBN10: 1990187137
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | Nonfiction (Incl. Memoirs)
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | Indigenous
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs