The Woods : A Year on Protection Island Ian Waddell limited ability to speak—has miraculously

limited ability to speak—has miraculously survived the slaying of his family

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The Woods : A Year on Protection Island Ian Waddell limited ability to speak—has miraculouslyDescription "Amber McMillan's writing balances an eye for the unusual and resiliently beautiful with a sympathy for the frailties common to all her islanders." Kevin Chong, author of Baroque a Nova, Neil Young Nation and Beauty Plus Pity * The Woods: A Year on Protection Island is a personal memoir that probes the unique and sometimes unsettling tenor of life on one of BC's smallest gulf islands. The measure of one's success here, the author