Long Ago and Far Away: A Miramichi Family Memoir
- ISBN-10
- 1897426208
- ISBN-13
- 9781897426203
- Series
- Long Ago and Far Away
- Category
- Miramichi River Valley (N.B.)
- Pages
- 237
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Author
- Wayne Curtis
Description
Wayne Curtis was born and raised in the rural Miramichi community of Keenan. A high school dropout, he has worked at many jobs in the woods and in factories, including six years with General Motors. He has also been a storekeeper and a river guide. Returning to school during his adult years, he took night courses to get his high school diploma, followed by three years of university, eventually earning an honorary doctorate from St. Thomas University. Wayne has written for The Globe and Mail and The National Post and is the author of three novels, four books of short stories and a screenplay for the CBC. Long Ago and Far Away is his thirteenth book.
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