Once Upon an Island - Softcover

Conover, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970739915 ISBN 13: 9780970739919

Publisher: San Juan Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Once Upon An Island is the true story of a young couple who did buy their dream island! David and Jeanne Conover bought Wallace Island in the Canadian Gulf Islands in the 1940's with a dream of building a summer vacation resort. The book retells their adventures and misadventures, their comic failures and satisfying successes.

About this title

About the Author:

The late David Conover was a dreamer. He passed away in 1983 but not before authoring four books. Once Upon an Island was first published in 1967 and gained international acclaim. David is also credited with "discovering" Norma Jean (aka Marilyn Monroe) while she was working in an airplane assembly plant in Long Beach, California where he was stationed as a photographer for the Army during World War II.

Review:

"Anyone who has toured the Gulf Islands...probably wanted to own one. This is exactly what happened to David Conover." -- Seattle Times

"If enough dreamers attain their hopes, the supply of islands will soon be exhausted." -- New Jersey News

"The charm of the book lies in the earnestness of the writer...a real life Robinson Crusoe saga." -- Beverly Hills Citizen News

About this edition

• Publisher: San Juan Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0970739915
• ISBN 13: 9780970739919
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224