Boy on the Back of the Turtle
Seeking God, Quince Marmalade and the Fabled Albatross on Darwin's Islands
- Publisher
- Greystone Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- Sep 1997
- Category
- Essays & Travelogues, Ecuador & Galapagos Islands, Personal Memoirs
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550545845
- Publish Date
- Sep 1997
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
As he cruises the Galapagos Islands in the company of his daughter, aged seven, and his father, aged seventy-three, Paul Quarrington ponders questions great and small. Equal parts memoir, travel book and good old-fashioned yarn, The Boy on the Back of the Turtle is a funny, poignant look at the mysteries of our universe.
About the author
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Paul Quarrington won numerous awards for his work, including the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour and Canada Reads 2008 for his novel King Leary. His Governor General's Award-winning Whale Music was made into a critically acclaimed feature film. He also won awards for his writing for the television series Due South and for his screen play for Perfectly Normal. On January 21, 2010, he succumbed to lung cancer and died at his home surrounded by friends and family. He is missed.
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