[Treading Water] EBOOK FREE

• Hardcover
• 302
• Treading Water
• Anne Degrace
• English
• 02 May 2020
• 9781552785263

Anne Degrace ´ 1 SUMMARY

SUMMARY ✓ LOUISVUITTON--UK.CO.UK ´ Anne Degrace Anne Degrace ´ 1 SUMMARY SUMMARY Þ Treading Water A sweeping look at the rise and eventual end of a small community told through t. Every once in a while I come across a book that I just love and this is one of them As well as Flying with Amelia by the same author the only other book of hers that I ve read so far This collection of intertwined stories from 1904 to 2005 in the small community of Bear Creek in the Kootenays of BC was a delight The first story grabbed me and I couldn t put this book down With the different time frame chapters there is something for everyone in this book Another reason that I enjoyed this book is because my parents were in the exact same situation in another area of BC around the same time as the stories from the 60s in this book I m so glad I found this autographed copy at the local Friends of the Library book sale

SUMMARY ✓ LOUISVUITTON--UK.CO.UK ´ Anne Degrace Anne Degrace ´ 1 SUMMARY SUMMARY Þ Treading Water He voices of the inhabitants The forceful personality of Ursula Hartmann the fir. A very enjoyable read More than once as I was reading this book I thought it would be a good book for Canadian history students Its socioeconomic descriptions give good insight as to the impact of progress on a small village Most of all and best of all are the characters who bring you into their lives on every page

SUMMARY Treading Water

SUMMARY ✓ LOUISVUITTON--UK.CO.UK ´ Anne Degrace Anne Degrace ´ 1 SUMMARY SUMMARY Þ Treading Water St child born in Bear Creek and one of the last to leave runs throughout the nov. This Canadian first novel has interesting characters and plot Taking place in the fictional community of Bear Creek in the mountains of BC the plot moves from the late 1800s to the present The first settlers in the community are Mennonites from Manitoba moving to where they hope to find an easier land to make a living in Other early settlers include a trapper and men working riverboats There is some interaction with local native people not all positive The first child born in the community Ursula is followed through the book There are some inconsistencies such as when Ursula is 16 and in her last year of school other students included in the class are described and include boys who were young when she was born so some editing would have helped here Eventually the community is bought out by the government when a hydro project will flood the areaPart of why I was drawn to read this was that I lived in Hudson Hope BC as a young child when they were building the dam thereThe characters are memorable and several of them are portrayed in than one time period but I would have liked to see greater depth to some of them I will look forward to the author s next offering