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This upbeat memoir takes a look at two powerful and opposing forces — the need for security versus the desire to explore new territory. After being laid off from her job on a Gulf of Alaska salmon boat, city-bred Carole Gibb ends up on a wild, barely populated island. She isn’t keen on dogs, chainsaws, or the feeling that a bear could come around the corner any second. But this unique setting works a certain magic on her. She gets friendly with a chainsaw, fishes for her meals, and falls for a personable dog. Her funny, wise neighbors help her conquer fears about bears, finding work, and, most distressing of all—the uncertain supply of chocolate. For those with travel lust, or just a curious heart, Fishing for Courage is a ticket to a quirky corner of Alaska, and a story about the exhilaration that comes with letting go of what we know, to learn what we can be.
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About the Author
Carole Gibb (née Healy) has written a memoir, Fishing for Courage, and also a romantic mystery, Bad Guys Beware, set in Alaska. Aside from writing books, and working on a salmon boat on Alaska's gulf, she's driven a dump truck, mowed grass, dug graves, and painted houses, fences, and boats. She's been a staff writer for the Juneau Empire, an editor with Alaska’s state wildlife bureau, and has contributed essays to the public radio program AK. Her articles have also appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Today’s Chicago Woman, and the Washington Post. Her dream job, above all, is writing books. Why does she love it? She has a great boss. A sign over her desk says: The Reader is Boss.
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- PublisherQuickread Press
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 098588780X
- ISBN 13 9780985887803
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages214
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