Raisin Wine:A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka

$14.95

ISBN: 9780771012648
Dewey: B
LCC Number: F1034.3.B37
Author: James K Bartleman
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Pages: 272
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Description

A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village in the heart of Ontario’s cottage country are flashes of insight from the perspective of a child that recall the great classic Who has Seen the Wind””by W.O. Mitchell.
But why “a different Muskoka?” Because the boy was a half-breed kid. Visits to his mother’s reserve showed him that he was caught between two worlds. His mother’s fight with depression flowed from that dilemma. His father — the book’s main character — was a lovable, white, working class, happy-go-lucky guy who never had any money but who made the best home brew in the village — and his specialty was raisin wine.
Like that raisin wine, this unusual book goes down easily and has a kick to it.

“From the Hardcover edition.”

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Weight 0.77 lbs
Dimensions 8.5 × 5.51 × 0.68 in
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