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Return to Solitude
More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and Others
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2022
- Category
- Editors, Journalists, Publishers, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550179712
- Publish Date
- Apr 2022
- List Price
- $26.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781550179729
- Publish Date
- Apr 2022
- List Price
- $17.99
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Description
The long-awaited sequel to Grant Lawrence’s bestselling memoir Adventures in Solitude.
It's been over a decade since renowned broadcaster and indie rock musician Grant Lawrence launched his writing career with the award-winning Adventures in Solitude, yet some things never change—including the winding Sunshine Coast Highway, close calls at the BC Ferries ticket office and carsick children. But this time, Lawrence returns as a husband and father, not as the vomiting and nerdy kid dragged along by his athletic and unflappable parents.
In his inimitable, high-voltage style, Lawrence interweaves the rich and harrowing history of the Desolation Sound area with his own experiences of life on the coast. This lively book recounts the life and times of the legendary Cougar Lady, tracks a phantom-like squatter known as the Spaghetti Bandit, and details the bizarre exit and even more bizarre death of Bernard the German. Here too are many of the beloved personalities introduced in Lawrence’s first book, including hippie recluse Russell the Hermit, plus the continued voyages of Big Buck$, 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.
About the author
Grant Lawrence is an award-winning author, CBC personality, singer, columnist and live event host. He is the author of three best-selling books for adults: Adventures in Solitude (2010), The Lonely End of the Rink (2013), and Dirty Windshields (2017). Bailey the Bat and the Tangled Moose, his first children's picture book, was released in 2021. Grant Lawrence is the first author in the history of the BC Book Prizes to win the Bill Duthie Booksellers Choice twice. Grant is also the host of the CBC Music Top 20, the lead singer of The Smugglers, a Canadian Screen Award winner, and a columnist for the North Shore News and Powell River Peak. He is also a goalie for the Vancouver Flying Vees beer league hockey team. Grant Lawrence is married to musician Jill Barber and they live in Vancouver with their two children, Josh and Grace. Return to Solitude is Grant's long-awaited sequel to Adventures in Solitude.
Other titles by
Adventures in Desolation Sound
Bailey the Bat and the Tangled Moose
Charlie la chauve-souris et l’orignal mal pris
Dirty Windshields
The Best and the Worst of the Smugglers Tour Diaries
Adventures in Solitude
What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound
The Lonely End of the Rink
Confessions of a Reluctant Goalie
Growing Up Smuggler
Adventures in Solitude
What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound, Abridged
