Following the Curve of Time

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Protection:
Filigrane

Année de parution:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781926741901

<p> <b>&#34;Cathy Converse has given us a welcome commentary on Capi Blanchet and her world, one that enriches our understanding of both.&#34; &#8212;<i>The Tyee</i></b></p><p><b><i>A paperback edition of the BC Book Award&#8211;nominated biography of Capi Blanchet, the author of the BC coastal classic,</i> The Curve of Time.</b></p>&#10;<p>After her husband died in 1926 from a suspected drowning, Capi Blanchet spent every summer cruising BC&#8217;s west coast with her five children and their dog in the family&#8217;s 25-foot boat. <i>The Curve of Time</i> is the book Capi wrote chronicling these adventures, and it remains a bestseller and a classic in the annals of nautical literature. But little is known about the rest of her life. Cathy Converse found herself asking: who was this skipper, this mother, this writer?</p>&#10;<p>In this biography, Converse offers insiders' recollections of this enigmatic woman, along with family photos and updated information about the villages, inlets and islands described in <i>The Curve of Time</i>. <i>Following the Curve of Time</i> is essential reading for anyone who has ever been captivated by the book, the West Coast or Capi herself.</p>