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(0)Helen Humphreys
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Harper Perennial
Language
English
Description
Canwood, Saskatchewan, 1947. Leonard Flint, a lonely boy in a small farming town befriends the local tramp, a man known as Rabbit Foot Bill. So his shock is absolute when he witnesses Bill commit a sudden violent act and loses him to prison. Fifteen years on, as a newly graduated doctor of psychiatry, Leonard arrives at the Weyburn Mental Hospital, the massive institution known for its experimental LSD trials. To Leonard's great surprise, at the Weyburn...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishersLtd
Language
English
Description
This is award-winning author Helen Humphreys' fascinating journey into the secret history of an iconic food. Delving deep into the storied past of the apple, Humphreys explores the intricate link between agriculture, settlement, and human relationships. In telling this hidden history, Humphreys writes movingly about the experience of her research. The result is a book that is both personal and universal, combining engaging storytelling, historical...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Language
English
Description
Composed in short, compelling scenes and inspired by his journals and writing, 'Followed by the Lark' inhabits the life and mind of renowned 19th-century naturalist, poet, and abolitionist Henry David Thoreau, revealing the deep connections between his time and our own.