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Windward Island
A novel for young adults
- GenresCanada
1 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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June 30, 2024
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Oh, this is a wholesome Canadian novel exuding island life for land-dwellers in a way we feel! The enormously famous “Anne Of The Island” scarcely conveys that. If you removed the fishing industry, the usual way an island is denoted; “Windward Island” vividly breathes a surreal presence of exotic life in their Nova Scotia island, in a multitude of ways. This isolated community feeling pervades better than I have seen in any story, save “Where Nests The Water Hen”! You picture it with all the senses and long to meet the dear little wildlife who are at home on Windward Island.
The lighthouse enticed me and I was rewarded well! Birds, whales, sharks, the unique landscape, and denizens helping each other without a need to ask, fuelled the heart of the novel. It is a great general fiction tableau that draws you in and befriends you, without needing a mystery or hard luck. This realistic relict population automatically ensures originality but the choice of boyhood pals creating the sole source of youth drama is a fresh change. There are two personal situations to resolve, a health scare, and two dangerous expeditions that have the heart racing on those occasions.
It is 1989 and the government has nearly automated all lighthouses. Loren’s Dad believes it is the only job for him there; meaning a move not only from the house they had shared with his Mom but losing a sacred, private, communally synchronized way of life. Inconvenience of shopping was nothing to the beautiful, insulated, joyous way in which they lived.
A few questions account for four-star feedback. I knew Karleen Bradford would weave something wonderful and am happy I discovered this book. It differs greatly from her others.... another compliment! It is memorable and I encourage you to find it.
Oh, this is a wholesome Canadian novel exuding island life for land-dwellers in a way we feel! The enormously famous “Anne Of The Island” scarcely conveys that. If you removed the fishing industry, the usual way an island is denoted; “Windward Island” vividly breathes a surreal presence of exotic life in their Nova Scotia island, in a multitude of ways. This isolated community feeling pervades better than I have seen in any story, save “Where Nests The Water Hen”! You picture it with all the senses and long to meet the dear little wildlife who are at home on Windward Island.
The lighthouse enticed me and I was rewarded well! Birds, whales, sharks, the unique landscape, and denizens helping each other without a need to ask, fuelled the heart of the novel. It is a great general fiction tableau that draws you in and befriends you, without needing a mystery or hard luck. This realistic relict population automatically ensures originality but the choice of boyhood pals creating the sole source of youth drama is a fresh change. There are two personal situations to resolve, a health scare, and two dangerous expeditions that have the heart racing on those occasions.
It is 1989 and the government has nearly automated all lighthouses. Loren’s Dad believes it is the only job for him there; meaning a move not only from the house they had shared with his Mom but losing a sacred, private, communally synchronized way of life. Inconvenience of shopping was nothing to the beautiful, insulated, joyous way in which they lived.
A few questions account for four-star feedback. I knew Karleen Bradford would weave something wonderful and am happy I discovered this book. It differs greatly from her others.... another compliment! It is memorable and I encourage you to find it.
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