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Hammerstone follows Hornby Island from its molten birth in the South Pacific to the present. In a carefully woven narrative, Fletcher tells the tale of an island in the Gulf of Georgia on the West Coast of Canada.
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Born in Darjeeling, India, Olivia Fletcher is a writer, story teller, gardener, mother, wife and Hornby Islander. She attended school in both England and Wales where she studied journalism, then joined the Navy where she served as a coder. In 1953, she emigrated to Montreal where she worked as a reporter for the Montreal Star and in 1958 she moved to Hornby Island where she currently lives with her husband, John.
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- PublisherNewest Pr
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1896300456
- ISBN 13 9781896300450
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages168
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Printing. 156 pages including bibliography. A love story between the author and her home, Hammerstone tells the story of Hornby Island - from its molten birth in the South Pacific, to the present. In a carefully woven, eloquent narrative, Fletcher writes of a special island in the Gulf of Georgia on the West Coast of Canada. The story starts nearly 3050 million years ago. It has not ended. ".talk about a fascinating overview of how our West Coast came into being. The findings in Fletcher's deeply researched work are nothing short of mind boggling as she weaves us through the gigantic warps of geologic time." - Bob Fortune, CBC. Small 'discard' rubber stamp atop half-title page else clean , bright and unmarked with very light wear. Excellent copy. Seller Inventory # 64501273
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