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Kentville, Nova Scotia: Gaspereau Press, Printers and Publishers, 2019. Book. Illus. by Emma FitzGerald (Illustrator). Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author on tp.. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper wraps,106 pages : illustrations, map, signed in ink on title "for Kathy-in friendship -ben,"a fine copy with publishers band on back wrap. "Bren Simmers's 'Pivot Point' is a lyrical account of a nine-day wilderness canoe trip through the Bowron Lakes canoe circuit in British Columbia. At the heart of the expedition are three young women, friends whose lives seem at risk of drifting apart as they approach middle age. While buoyed by the pleasures of adventure and camaraderie, and by a deep reverence for nature, Simmers finds herself struggling to inhabit the trip's trickier elements - storms, insects, physical fatigue, conflict, doubt, and disorientation - and, as with the challenges and changes in her own life, to embrace them with… Read More