Sketch by Sketch Along Nova Scotia's South Shore

by Emma FitzGerald

Just as Hand Drawn Halifax was "a love letter to the city," Fitzgerald's new book takes readers on informal road trips along one of the most renowned parts of Canada.

As Emma sketches, residents of these communities share their insights and histories. They appear in her whimsical drawings that portray the South Shore through every season. Readers will meet a fourth-generation female sail maker in Second Peninsula, learn the recipes for summertime rose vinegar and winter Bluenose dark rum, make an autumn visit to Birchtown's Black Loyalist Heritage Centre with author and activist Desmond Cole, and escape the wintertime weather inside the Sipuke'l Mi'kmaq art gallery in Liverpool.

Genres: Nonfiction

128 pages, Hardcover

Published September 22, 2017

About the author

Emma FitzGerald was born in Lesotho, a small mountainous kingdom in Southern Africa, to Irish parents, did most of her growing up in Vancouver, and calls Halifax home. She wrote and illustrated Hand Drawn Halifax and Sketch by Sketch Along Nova Scotia’s South Shore, and is currently working on Hand Drawn Vancouver. When she isn’t sketching, she enjoys dancing and getting lost in new places.

Reviews

[Meggan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Being from the South Shore, I was so excited to look through the illustrations and read the stories in this book. Sketch by Sketch did not disappoint!

I read this out loud, with my BFF Jules, while we road-tripped down the South Shore of Nova Scotia.

Whether you've visited the places mentioned in this book or not, it's a fun adventure to read it and experience the quaint towns of Nova Scotia through its pages!

[Becky Skillin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely tour of Nova Scotia’s South Shore.

Visiting the same locals all year long lends a sense of authenticity to the descriptions. Unvarnished yet quaint, the pen and ink drawings compliment the conversational tone of the descriptions.

Now I want to read her award-winning “Hand Drawn Halifax.”

[Jorja Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was excellent! I really enjoyed all of the small stories. Every little story put a smile on my face! I recognized a few places in the book, both ones I’ve visited and ones that I have learned about. Also the pictures are so beautiful. Emma’s colourful drawings had me in a happy mood the entire time I read! I give this book a 5/5.

[SusanwithaGoodBook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another lovely book by Ms. Fitzgerald. I think I've read all of her current books now. They're lovely, with interesting personal insights into the places she draws. I particularly enjoy her interactions with people who see her drawing something.

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Emma's sketches... having just moved to the South Shore, I've added a bunch of these places onto my "want to go" list! Sadly, a few are now permanently closed...