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| BACK ROADS [Ted Ferguson] After collapsing from stress in a posh Vancouver restaurant, Ted Ferguson decides to abandon his workaholic lifestyle and move his family to the secluded back roads of Northern Alberta, where electricity and indoor plumbing are a luxury and surviving another winter is a blessing. With his wife and young son in tow, Ted rebuilds his life surrounded by a close-knit community while encountering, among other unique characters, a vengeful dentist, a barefoot farmer living in a hillside dugout, and a store clerk who could very well be Canada's most dedicated gossip. Humorous and insightful, this fish-out-of-water tale captures a radically different lifestyle that many urbanites dream about but will never gather the courage to attempt themselves. BACK ROADS speaks to the survivalist in all of us while displaying one man's resolve to reconnect with his family, the essence of life, and himself. { 192pp, 140mmx216mm, March 2008; PB, £12.99, 1897126212:9781897126219 , Newest Press } |
| BROAD IS THE WAY : Stories from Mayerthorpe ((Life Writing Series)) [Margaret Norquay] Humorous, up-lifting stories of the life of a new minister and his new bride during their years in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, as they worked together, from 1949 through 1955, to live the lives of pioneers while enhancing the life of this small community. { 110pp, 155x230mm, April 2008; PB, £13.99, 155458020X:9781554580200 , Wilfrid Laurier University Press } |
| WEASEL TAIL : told by Joe Crowshoe Sr (Áápohsoy'yiis), a Peigan-Blackfoot elder [Michael Ross] The generation to which Joe and Josephine Crowshoe belonged spanned more than the length of their lifetimes. That generation fought heroically in world wars and at the same time raised children under a paternalistic federal regime that denied both a culture and a heritage. The Crowshoes regained their heritage and shared it with the larger community, gaining respect from all the people with whom they were in contact and becoming articulate representatives and the holders of stories, legends, and customs. The interviews in Weasel Tail track not just their personal stories but the stories of a people who insisted on being recognised and a culture born out of the land of southern Alberta. Paralleling the interviews, Mike Ross has included historical photographs and documentation of a world and people who are a rich part of Alberta's history. The interviews in WEASEL TAIL track not just their personal stories but the stories of a people who insisted on being recognised. { 320pp, 152mmx229mm, April 2008; PB, £18.50, 189712628X:9781897126288 , Newest Press } |