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The Tides of Time

by (author) Suzanne Stewart

Publisher
Pottersfield Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2018
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781988286624
    Publish Date
    Nov 2018
    List Price
    $21.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781988286631
    Publish Date
    Sep 2018
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

Set in northeastern Nova Scotia and Cape Breton, The Tides of Time: A Nova Scotia Book of Seasons paints vivid portraits of contemporary labourers whose harvests mark the rhythms of the seasonal year. Each of the twelve monthly chapters tells the story of a labour unique to that month, including jobs like tuna fishing, cranberry farming, maple syrup production, sheep farming, beekeeping, lobster fishing, and foraging for wild mushrooms. Stewart revitalizes an older, contemplative view of the sacredness of time. In keeping with the genre of nature writing, her book offers a meticulous way of looking at the world as she blends first-hand observations of seasonal change with stories of the labourers. The Tides of Time offers a refuge from the rush of urban life. It turns to the seasons, rural life and literature for an alternative mode of time, which is fluid, rhythmic, and gentle. The symplicity is there—close at hand.

About the author

Suzanne Stewart teaches at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of King's College in Halifax. As an academic with a PhD in English literature and a specialization in Romantic poetry, she brings observations of rural life through a literary lens.

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