[All] Happy Canada Day Book recommendation; LAKELAND

[Daphne NICHOLLS]

HI All, What could be a more perfect summer read than a book that transports you across Canada to 11 fascinating  lakes? After all, as author Allan Casey says, "happy associations with lakes have become part of the Canadian unconscious." In this Governor General's Award Winning book Casey says, "I love everything about lakes." and that shows!  He revels in their beauty, expresses concerns about their futures, and cares for the communities that are sustained by them, both human and "natural" communities. 
 
The chapters flow from descriptions, to science, to anecdotes creating detailed pictures of lakes from coast to coast. Casey's writing style, honed by years as a journalist, kept me turning pages long into the night. As one of the jacket quotes says, "Once I started the book I couldn't put it down. Allan Casey's love of lakes is infectious." ( Canadian Geographic) The Governor General's Award Jury "notes:  "With his gentle, exquisite and sometimes playful prose Allan Casey conveys a powerful message about the value of Canada's lakes, introduces us to the people who cherish them and offers both a celebration of and a lament for these precious and abused national treasures."
 
I'd love to sit around a campfire on a starry night and talk with him, and you, for hours.
Happy reading! Happy Canada Day!
Daphne

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
             		 	   		  
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