The two rich and complex characters you will meet in this book are going about their lives, a little more than a century apart. What do they have in common? Both are trying to get their bearings, both are seeking love, peace and a secure life, and both are living in the same area on the magnificent and beautiful Kootenay Lake in vastly different times…

Paula Snow

Paula Snow lives in the mountain town of Nelson BC, and has come late to the art of writing. Her past life experiences include everything from cooking in remote camps, riding freight trains around the country, and trying to tame large unruly tracts of land. Her stories are born from dusty memories found in cardboard boxes.

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Settling Down

I was a feisty fourteen-year-old when my parents moved from New York City to Vancouver. I’d learned New York, and had conquered the city with a vengeance. I may have sat in the same coffeehouse as Bob Dylan or Jack

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Beach Day

That damn ball. Look at it. It’s blown so far down the beach, I’ll never get it. “Mom! Momma…look! It’s flying!” “What?” I thought she, Mirra, my lovely eight year old girl, so self-assured and happy at the water’s edge

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What’s up?

Great news! I’ve decided publish my first novel myself, with the help of some very savvy people. So we will see it in print by the summer of 2024, just in time for reading on the beach or wherever you

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