A couple’s affectionate retrospective of
their decade spent living off the grid, in a coastal paradise for
paddlers, whale watchers, and naturalists.Twenty years
ago, two empty-nesters with a love of the outdoors stumbled upon a
vacant beach house on a small island in Clayoquot Sound, part of an
off-grid, ten-acre stretch nestled within a provincial park reserve. Our Stolen Years in Clayoquot Sound
is an extended love letter to this place, chronicling the decade John
and Bea Dowd spent as year-round caretakers of the property.
Told
with humour and heart in alternating voices, and lavishly illustrated
throughout with stunning natural photography, this book a story of
joyful solitude, of living in harmony with wildlife and respecting the
forces of nature. It is about the fleeting definition of home and
family, and about creating community in the wilderness. Above all, it is
a tribute to an achingly beautiful, fragile place.
