Raisin Wine : A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka - James K. Bartleman

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Raisin Wine

A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka

By: James K. Bartleman

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Paperback | 26 February 2008

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272 Pages

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20.3 x 13.3 x 1.5

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A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author.
This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario’ s future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village in the heart of Ontario’ s cottage country are flashes of insight from the perspective of a child that recall the great classic Who has Seen the Wind" "by W.O. Mitchell.
But why " a different Muskoka?" Because the boy was a half-breed kid. Visits to his mother’ s reserve showed him that he was caught between two worlds. His mother’ s fight with depression flowed from that dilemma. His father — the book’ s main character — was a lovable, white, working class, happy-go-lucky guy who never had any money but who made the best home brew in the village — and his specialty was raisin wine.
Like that raisin wine, this unusual book goes down easily and has a kick to it.

"From the Hardcover edition."

Industry Reviews

Praise for James K. Bartleman:

"Candid and engaging."
- Globe and Mail

"Bartleman's style is straightforward, but he has a wry sense of humour and no qualms about recounting his own missteps."
- Quill & Quire

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