Ghost Story: A Tale of the Restigouche River

by Harley J A Firth

The turn of the 20th Century was a time of growth along the Restigouche River in Northern New Brunswick, Canada. The river valley and its beautiful vistas were spectacular, the forests rich in valuable timber and the river full of Atlantic Salmon. The villages being settled by English, Scottish and Irish immigrants grew, and their families prospered. But lurking below the surface was the power and influence of wealthy families and industrialists from Boston and New York like the Colemans. They considered the river their own personal Atlantic Salmon fishing paradise, and the large fishing lodges being built, their own personal log castles.

At the end of the War, boys who went to fight in France returned home as hardened soldiers and men. One young man from the small village of Flatlands, did so hoping to build a new and simple life cutting timber and caring for the woman he had fallen in love with before the War. Putting the bloodshed and horror of war behind him, he charted out a path to happiness, but when threats to obey the demands of the powerful Coleman Family became more than just words, he decides to take matters into his own hands to protect the people, places, and a life he loved.

When a man has been to hell and back, you never know what he might bring home with him.

215 pages, Paperback

Published April 27, 2023