All the Bears Sing (Paperback)

Harold Macy

ISBN 10: 1990776000 / ISBN 13: 9781990776007

Published by Harbour Publishing, British Columbia, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. Harold Macy's newest book, a collection of short stories depicting life in the Pacific Northwest, resonates with the land and the people who inhabit it.Whether he's chronicling the death song of a Douglas fir, the brassy orchestra of trumpeter swans, or the sweet sap symphony of a tapped maple, Harold Macy contemplates the beauty of all that British Columbia has to offer with graceful lyricism and appreciation for the natural world, highlighting the particular magic of the West Coast.It is the human ties to the land that shine in Macy's stories: everyday fishermen and loggers, gardeners and wildland firefighters, maple harvesters and weekend missionaries. From the rich bounty of the glacial loam to the wondrous stands of Sitka spruce, the natural landscape is as much a character in Macy's tales as any person.With a genuine appreciation for the natural beauty of British Columbia, Macy's collection reflects on how we both shape-and are shaped-by the land we inhabit. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: All the Bears Sing (Paperback)
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing, British Columbia
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1990776000
• ISBN 13: 9781990776007
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Harold Macy’s newest book, a collection of short stories depicting life in the Pacific Northwest, resonates with the land and the people who inhabit it.

Whether he’s chronicling the death song of a Douglas fir, the brassy orchestra of trumpeter swans, or the sweet sap symphony of a tapped maple, Harold Macy contemplates the beauty of all that British Columbia has to offer with graceful lyricism and appreciation for the natural world, highlighting the particular magic of the West Coast.

It is the human ties to the land that shine in Macy’s stories: everyday fishermen and loggers, gardeners and wildland firefighters, maple harvesters and weekend missionaries. From the rich bounty of the glacial loam to the wondrous stands of Sitka spruce, the natural landscape is as much a character in Macy’s tales as any person.

With a genuine appreciation for the natural beauty of British Columbia, Macy’s collection reflects on how we both shape―and are shaped―by the land we inhabit.

About the Author

Harold Macy is the author of The Four Storey Forest (Poplar Publishing, 2011) and San Josef (Tidewater Books, 2020), and has been published in various literary journals. He has worked for the BC Forest Service Research Branch, been a silviculture contractor for a local forestry company, fought wildfires, had rain in his lunch pail heli-logging up in the mid-coast inlets, and for many years was the forester at the UBC Oyster River Research Farm, where he wrote and delivered online and weekend courses in small-scale forestry and agroforestry. He studied writing with the UBC Mentorship Program, Victoria (BC) School of Writing, Sage Hills (SK), and North Island College.