At the heart of this quirky and humorous novel are three sisters: Marge, who is dying; Pearl, who left town; Sicily, who stayed, and Amy Joy, Sicily's bored, 14-year-old daughter whose raging hormones lead her into the arms of the town's blackest sheep. As Marge drifts away, her relatives grapple wi[...]
This book recounts Annette Jackson's North Woods experiences during the 1930s when she, her husband, and their children lived in a small cabin on the shore of Umsaskis Lake. Jackson, an avid sportswoman and nature lover, writes of hunting, fishing, campfire cooking, and the sounds of the wilderness [...]