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Gumboot girls : adventure, love & survival on British Columbia's North Coast : a collection of memoirs / compiled by Jane Wilde & edited by Lou Allison.
This book compiles memoirs of 34 women who had migrated from big cities to the rural areas on the north coast of British Columbia.
Détails de la notice
- ISBN : 9781927575659
- ISBN : 1927575656
- Description physique : 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits
- Éditeur : Halfmoon Bay : Caitlin Press, 2014.
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- Note générale :
- Includes index of authors.
- Note sur la source de la description :
- Print version record.
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Lou Allison lives in Dodge Cove and commutes by boat to Prince Rupert, where she works in the Prince Rupert Public Library. She also co-owns a large vessel called the Far Reach and a small business called Tidal Enterprises with her spouse Jeremiah. Lou is a passionate gardener. She edited the stories of Gumboot Girls and Dancing in Gumboots. Jane Wilde has worked in health care in rural BC for over 35 years, as a nurse, educator and administrator. She now lives in the Comox Valley after 40 years living mostly on the north coast between Haida Gwaii, Dodge Cove (down the path from Lou) and Prince Rupert with her partner Richard. Jane is a passionate quilter. She compiled the stories of Gumboot Girls and Dancing in Gumboots.