- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Whitecap Books (Mar 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552854647
- ISBN-13: 978-1552854648
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #454,508 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Traveling the roads and highways through the islands, mountains, and plateaus of British Columbia, Rosemary Neering talks to a fascinating cross-section of people in the small towns she visits. In coffee shops, post offices and living rooms, she gathers their stories with the inquisitive ear of the traveler and sets them down with a storyteller's wisdom. When Rosemary Neering talks to former urbanites used to having the world at their door, they feel that life is more complete in places where people don't lock their doors at night and where everyone knows your life better than you do. But in many resource-based communities where the fisheries, forests, and mines are increasingly controlled by large corporations, there is resentment towards urban approaches to rural problems. As she travels, a compelling portrait is formed of a world often hidden to city dwellers.
Awards
- BC Book Prize:
1992 - The Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize
Down the Road (winner)
About the Author
Rosemary Neering was born in England, but grew up in Brantford, Ontario. At nineteen, she moved to British Columbia and has lived in Vancouver, Nanaimo, and now resides in Victoria. Rosemary is known for many books including Wild West Women, which won the 2001 Van City Book Prize.
Rosemary enjoys traveling throughout Canada, Europe and South America. When she's at home in Victoria, she likes gardening, playing tennis and spending time with her cat Cayambe.
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