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Overview"In Sarah Robert's debut collection ""Wax Boats"", a rural island community comes to life in action-packed, evocative tales. Cougar ladies fight the BC wilderness and the inevitable extinction of their peaceful island lives. An expectant mother turns to Native traditions to guide her through a safe delivery. A Boy Scout troupe rescues their own leader, and learns to welcome someone ""from away"". The collection introduces thought-provoking characters caught between the encroaching modern, industrial world and the hard truths of lives lived at the edge of everything." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sarah RobertsPublisher: Caitlin Press Imprint: Caitlin Press Dimensions: Width: 20.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 14.00cm Weight: 0.232kg ISBN: 9781894759403ISBN 10: 1894759400 Pages: 174 Publication Date: 28 April 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsRoberts' dozen stories in Wax Boats are vibrant with the 'genius of place, ' to borrow a term from Ethel Wilson, as well as memorable characterization. Somewhat reminiscent of Kinsella's '~rez' characters or Anne Cameron's melange of wacky west coast families, the stories reveal a complicated world of boats, beach camping, wild bush women and men, ancient lore, longhouses, cougars and beer -- BC Bookworld Author InformationSarah Roberts is an award-winning writer and a graduate of the University of Victoria's creative writing program. She has worked as a writer for the Ministry of Forests, Aboriginal Affairs, freelanced for newspapers and magazines and has published as a ghost writer. Her short stories have been published by literary journals in Canada, New Zealand, England and the United States. She lives in Gibsons, BC, with her husband Eli, a bird and two tiny dogs. This is her first book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |