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Lesley Choyce
Biography
Novelist and poet. Surfs the North Atlantic year-round. Runs a literary publishing house and teaches English at Dalhousie University. Hosts "Off the Page" a nationally broadcast program on BookTelevision. Author of more than seventy books of poetry, fiction and non-fiction for adults, teens and children. His writing has earned him several awards, including two Dartmouth Book Awards and the Ann Connor Brimer Award.
Where to find Lesley Choyce online
Website: http://lesleychoyce.com
Twitter: @lesleychoyce
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://lesleychoyce.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @lesleychoyce
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://lesleychoyce.blogspot.com/
Where to buy in print
Books
Cold Clear Morning
by Lesley Choyce
Price:
$7.98 USD.
Words: 97,260.
Language:
English.
Published: September 13, 2011
by
Pottersfield Press.
Categories:
Fiction » Young adult or teen » Literary
Taylor Colby and his childhood sweetheart Laura abandoned their Nova Scotia coastal village home for a life in the high-octane world of rock music in California.
Nova Scotia Shaped by the Sea: A Living History
by Lesley Choyce
Price:
$14.95 USD.
Words: 120,290.
Language:
English.
Published: June 26, 2011
by
Pottersfield Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » World
The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story of a land and people shaped by waves and tides, the winds and the wonder of the North Atlantic. Lesley Choyce weaves the legacy of this unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the rocks, the wrecks, and the record books of human glory and human error.
Peggy’s Cove: The Amazing History of a Coastal Village
by Lesley Choyce
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 24,630.
Language:
English.
Published: June 15, 2011
by
Pottersfield Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » Reference
Here is the complete history of the famous cove and the unique village that hosts thousands of visitors each year. The story begins with the formation of the rocks along these shores and the impact of the glaciers. The Mi'kmaq were the first to live here in the summers, harvesting the riches of the sea.
Driving Minnie's Piano: Memoirs of a Surfing Life in Nova Scotia
by Lesley Choyce
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 63,240.
Language:
English.
Published: March 21, 2011
by
Pottersfield Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Literary biography, Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Novelist Lesley Choyce weaves together his real-life adventures living by the sea at Lawrencetown Beach on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. He writes of his love for the rugged coast and tells tales of the ordinary and the extraordinary. His story involves accounts of what it's like surfing in the Canadian North Atlantic through all four seasons, including the frigid depths of winter.