{"product_id":"9780771064678","title":"Bay of Spirits: A Love Story","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMowat, Farley\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMcClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/13\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eIn 1957, Farley Mowat shipped out aboard one of Newfoundland’s famous coastal steamers,  tramping from outport to outport along the southwest coast. The indomitable spirit  of the people and the bleak beauty of the landscape would lure him back again and  again over the  years. In the process of falling in love with a people and a place,  Mowat also met the woman who would be the great love of his life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A stunningly  beautiful and talented young artist, Claire Wheeler insouciantly climbed aboard Farley’s beloved but jinxed schooner as it lay on the St. Pierre docks, once again in a  cradle for repairs, and changed both their lives forever. This is the story of that  love affair, of summers spent sailing the Newfoundland coast, and of their decision  to start their life together in Burgeo, one of the province’s last remaining outports.  It is also an unforgettable portrait of the last of the outport people and a way  of life that had survived for centuries but was now passing forever. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Affectionate,  unsentimental, this is a burnished gem from an undiminished talent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI was inside  my vessel painting the cabin when I heard the sounds of a scuffle nearby. I poked  my head out the companionway in time to see a lithesome young woman swarming up the  ladder which leaned against Happy Adventure’s flank. Whining expectantly, the shipyard  dog was endeavouring to follow this attractive stranger. I could see why. As slim  and graceful as a ballet dancer (which, I would later learn, was one of her avocations),  she appeared to be wearing a gleaming golden helmet (her own smoothly bobbed head  of hair) and was as radiantly lovely as any Saxon goddess. I invited her aboard,  while pushing the dog down the ladder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “That’s only Blanche,” I reassured my visitor.  “He won’t bite. He’s just, uh . . . being friendly.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “That’s nice to know,” she  said sweetly. Then she smiled . . . and I was lost.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—From \u003ci\u003eBay of Spirits\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213854306559,"sku":"9780771064678","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780771064678_s600x595.jpg?v=1782313976","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780771064678","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}