{"product_id":"9781990776656","title":"Fried Eggs and Fish Scales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLongtime fisherman and Sointula resident Jon Taylor dishes up hilarious yarns from his life off northern Vancouver Island.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCapturing the “rough but reasonable” freedom of Malcolm Island, situated off the northeast shore of Vancouver Island, Jon Taylor recounts the bizarre but enticing lifestyle of a fisherman and his remote community—“haywire tightwads” for skippers, rotten fish in the hold that become “three thousand humpies in a warm, pink soup,” and the kind of integrity you don’t often see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJon Taylor’s family history on Malcolm Island extends back to 1917, when Taylor’s Finnish grandparents planned to move to the community of Sointula, to live among fellow expats who shared a language and a dream. However, Taylor recounts, upon seeing the island they promptly changed their minds and moved to Cuba. Taylor himself moved to Malcolm Island in 1976 and became a steadfast resident, embracing the fishboat life, for better or worse, aboard seiners, gillnetters and his own troller. Taylor captures a classic but now-disappearing way of life in its heyday with his vibrant and amusing vignettes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Taylor (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd. |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-03-16","offer_id":44652787204351,"sku":"9781990776656","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_98ce4379-0802-429f-bbd7-6f526b4490d5.jpg?v=1704233876","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781990776656","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}