Between the Isles : Life in the Canadian Gulf Islands

"Never turn your back on the ocean. People who do often do not returnto port." This was some wise counsel given to the author as a child beingraised in the Canadian Gulf Islands by an unusual sea-faring Anglican ministerand his kindly wife. With the solid influence of British culture and thelush setting of Mayne Island and its highly individual and entertaininginhabitants, the author has brought a collage of tales together to reveal theflavour of West Coast living, from discovery days to current times. As asea-going realtor, the author met many a character who left a story to betold. A considerable collection of photographs, archival as well as theauthor's own, illustrate this intriguing memoir.