Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs
Seven Ravens
Two summers in a life by the sea
- Publisher
- Wolsak and Wynn Publishers Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2009
- Category
- Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894987394
- Publish Date
- Sep 2009
- List Price
- $19.00
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Description
This collection is a philosophical and perceptive memoir of a time in author Lesley Choyce's life when he'd been knocked down "several rungs on the wobbly ladder I was climbing." On this journey we meet orphaned raccoons and lost arctic birds, revisit some of the history of Nova Scotia and are accompanied by the wisdom of ancient writers. This is a fascinating, meandering work, filled with gentle humour and unabashed joy at the beauties of the natural world.
About the author
No one has a clearer view of Atlantic Canada's literary endeavours over the past twenty years than Lesley Choyce. He is the founder of the literary journal Pottersfield Portfolio, and the publisher of Pottersfield Press. He has edited several fiction anthologies and has been the in-house editor of many books from Pottersfield Press including Making Waves, a collection of stories by emerging authors from Atlantic Canada. He is the author of more than fifty books in genres ranging from poetry and essays to autobiography, history and fiction for adults, young adults, and children. Among his recent books are the novels The Republic of Nothing, World Enough, and Cold Clear Morning, and the story collection Dance the Rocks Ashore. Choyce is the writer, host, and co-producer of the popular literary show television program, Off the Page with Lesley Choyce, which is broadcast across the country on Vision TV. He also teaches in the English department of Dalhousie University in Halifax and is leader of the rock band The Surf Poets.
Editorial Reviews
"The text is genuinely spontaneous, studious, and honest about the trials of being in the world, which makes for a satisfying reading experience." - Canadian Literature
"Choyce is especially articulate in expressing his respect for the ocean, his knowledge of tides and rock formations and the flora and fauna of the sea." - Prairie Fire
"In truth, Choyce has crafted a mini-masterpiece of sorts — a testament to the power of the human spirit to repair itself." - The Chronicle Herald
