On the Highest Hill (Northwest Reprints)

Roderick Haig-Brown, an author best known for his classic books on fly fishing, also wrote two novels about life and work in the northwest woods. On the Highest Hill tells the story of Colin Ensley, a shy and solitary young man who is more at home in nature than he is with people. Colin's fate is ruled by two great loves, for a woman and for a place. For both, he must struggle. The story unfolds in logging camps, in bustling Vancouver, on the Canadian prairies, and in wartime Europe, but always returns to the vast forests, mountains, and wilderness valleys of Vancouver Island - where Colin's story begins and where it comes to its violent and tragic end.

Haig-Brown remains one of North America's most popular and best-loved writers about the outdoors. He was born in England and settle in Campbell River, BC, in 1931. He was a dedicated conservationist and a prolific writer. He served as a magistrate and as chancellor of the University of Victoria.

Laurie Ricou is a Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is a former president of the Western Literature Association, and currently edits "Canadian Literature". His previous publications include "Vertical Man/Horizontal World: Man and Landscape in Canadian Prairie Fiction" (0-7748-0023-2), "A Field Guide to "A Guide to Dungeness Spit"" (0-88982-165-8), and "The Arbutus/Madrone Files: Reading the Pacific Northwest" (1-896300-43-X). Ricou currently lives in Vancouver, BC.