Paula Snow lives on the shore of Kootenay Lake, in the new settlement at Pilot Bay. Her past life experiences include everything from cooking in remote camps, riding freight trains around the country, and trying to tame large unruly tracts of land. Her stories are born from dusty memories found in cardboard boxes.
In this continuation of Light in the Harbour: Passage through Pilot Bay, Patrick and Hattie have settled in Kaslo, determined to build a steady life in a world that refuses to stay steady. War looms overseas, and in their small mountain town, neighbours come and go as times change. Through it all, Patrick struggles to define what commitment, duty, and partnership mean to him.
The two rich and complex characters you will meet in this book are going about their lives, a little more than a century apart. What do they have in common? Both are trying to get their bearings, both are seeking love, peace and a secure life, and both are living in the same area on the magnificent and beautiful Kootenay Lake in vastly different times…
I have a confession to make. In recent years I’ve approached summer with the enthusiasm of a melting ice cube. Embracing my inner Eeyore, I sigh: Summer? What’s the use? It’ll be hot. There’ll be fires. The ferry will be
A Chapter on Writing-Pleasure, Pain, and What it Takes Will it be a good day? I won’t know for a while after I wake up, but I always intend it to be. On a good day, maybe I’ve chewed on
