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Return to Solitude : more Desolation Sound adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and others / Grant Lawrence.

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Format:: Book
Author/Creator:: Lawrence, Grant, 1971- author.
Language:: English
Subjects (All):: Rock musicians.; Radio broadcasters.; Lawrence, Grant, 1971-.; Lawrence, Grant.; Desolation Sound (B.C.)--Biography--Anecdotes.; Desolation Sound (B.C.).; British Columbia.; Pacific Ocean--Desolation Sound.
Genre:: Anecdotes.; Autobiographies.; Biographies.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (296 pages)
Place of Publication:: Madeira Park, British Columbia : Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd., [2022]
Summary:: "The long-awaited sequel to Grant Lawrence's bestselling memoir Adventures in Solitude. It's been over a decade since renowned broadcaster and indie rock musician Grant Lawrence launched his writing career with the award-winning Adventures in Solitude, yet some things never change--including the winding Sunshine Coast Highway, close calls at the BC Ferries ticket office and carsick children. But this time, Lawrence returns as a husband and father, not as the vomiting and nerdy kid dragged along by his athletic and unflappable parents. In his inimitable, high-voltage style Lawrence interweaves the rich and harrowing history of the Desolation Sound area with his own experiences of life on the coast. This lively book recounts the life and times of the legendary Cougar Lady, tracks a phantom-like squatter known as the Spaghetti Bandit, and details the bizarre exit and even more bizarre death of Bernard the German. Here too are many of the beloved personalities introduced in Lawrence's first book, including hippie recluse Russell the Hermit, plus the continued voyages of Big Buck$, the decrepit family boat, and the incredible return of large ocean mammals to Desolation Sound. From a hilarious, heartfelt and slightly wiser voice comes a momentous story of time, family and place whirling around one increasingly ramshackle cabin on a beautiful and not-at-all-desolate coast."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:: Intro; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Epigraph; Contents; Land Acknowledgement; Prologue; Call It a Ritual; Girl's Gotta Do; Strange Attractor; Born with a Tale; The Cougar Lady Chronicles; The Rifle; The Chelosin; The Depression; The Celebrity; The Mill; The Fire; The Fight; The Marriage; The Divorce; The Wolf; The Hippies; The Yellow Truck; The Will; Kodachrome; The Hermit of Desolation Sound; The Gift; The Meeting; The Greaser; The Road; The Trek; The Cliff; The Chicken of the Woods; The Inlets; The Philosopher Kings; The Friendship; The Daughter; The Helicopter; Amor Fati; Last Call; What the Water Gave Me; Neighbours; Bernard the German; The Glare; The Old Country; The Cabin; The Binoculars; The Tick Magnet; The Jellyfish; The Hood Ornament; The Sailboat; The Irishman; The Cyclone; The Goodbye; So Long to the Powell River Bear; Rock Thy Neighbour; The Spaghetti Bandit; The Intruder; The Cave; The Yellow Kayak; The Dutch Door; The Gas Thief; The Escape; The Phantom Menace; The Capture; The Midden; Point Panic; Epilogue: Looper; Acknowledgements; Recommended Reading; Recommended Listening; Thank You; Dedication; Other Books by Grant Lawrence; Contact the author.
Notes:: Description based on print version record.
Other Format:: Print version: Lawrence, Grant Return to Solitude
ISBN:: 9781550179729

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