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A Lifetime of Summer Joy
In this heartfelt memoir, retired biology professor and historian of the natural sciences, Joel Schwartz, reflects on a lifetime shaped by one remarkable place: Margaree Valley on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
As a boy, Joel first traveled there with his parents and sister-and from that summer forward, he could never quite stay away. Over the decades he returned: as a son, a husband, a father, a grandfather, and always as a seeker of wonder.
Readers will be transported by the beauty and charm of Cape Breton: its welcoming people, its vibrant traditions of music and art, and the world-renowned Margaree River, where salmon run and memories are made. Here, on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Joel discovered both solace and inspiration-a constant force throughout his life.
A celebration of memory, place, and the ties that bind us, this memoir invites you to experience Cape Breton not just as a destination, but as a home for the heart.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Schwartz, Joel S.
- ISBN: 9781966323457
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.37
- Number Of Pages: 142
- Publication Year: 2025
Language:
English