Título: Bay of Spirits
Autor: Farley Mowat
Sinopse: In 1957, Farley Mowat shipped out aboard one of Newfoundland’s famous coastal steamers, tramping from outport to outport along the southwest coast. The indomitable spirit of the people and the bleak beauty of the landscape would lure him back again and again over the years. In the process of falling in love with a people and a place, Mowat also met the woman who would be the great love of his life. A stunningly beautiful and talented young artist, Claire Wheeler insouciantly climbed aboard Farley’s beloved but jinxed schooner as it lay on the St. Pierre docks, once again in a cradle for repairs, and changed both their lives forever. This is the story of that love affair, of summers spent sailing the Newfoundland coast, and of their decision to start their life together in Burgeo, one of the province’s last remaining outports. It is also an unforgettable portrait of the last of the outport people and a way of life that had survived for centuries but was now passing forever. Affectionate, unsentimental, this is a burnished gem from an undiminished talent. I was inside my vessel painting the cabin when I heard the sounds of a scuffle nearby. I poked my head out the companionway in time to see a lithesome young woman swarming up the ladder which leaned against Happy Adventure’s flank. Whining expectantly, the shipyard dog was endeavouring to follow this attractive stranger. I could see why. As slim and graceful as a ballet dancer (which, I would later learn, was one of her avocations), she appeared to be wearing a gleaming golden helmet (her own smoothly bobbed head of hair) and was as radiantly lovely as any Saxon goddess. I invited her aboard, while pushing the dog down the ladder. “That’s only Blanche,” I reassured my visitor. “He won’t bite. He’s just, uh . . . being friendly.” “That’s nice to know,” she said sweetly. Then she smiled . . . and I was lost. —From Bay of Spirits
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Bay of Spirits”, de Farley Mowat, publicado pela editora McClelland & Stewart, em 2009 e com 376 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: McClelland & Stewart
Páginas: 376
Ano: 2009
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781551991511
ISBN13: 9781551991511
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora McClelland & Stewart apresentam uma diversidade de narrativas que transitam entre o histórico e o contemporâneo, frequentemente explorando personagens complexos em contextos sociopolíticos marcantes. As sinopses sugerem um interesse por histórias que combinam tensão dramática com um olhar atento para as relações humanas, seja em ambientes rurais do século XIX, cidades canadenses ou cenários internacionais de conflito e espionagem. O ritmo das obras varia entre o envolvimento emocional intenso, como na poesia lírica e no relato biográfico, e a análise crítica de fenômenos sociais e históricos. O catálogo indica também uma predileção por narrativas que dialogam com questões de identidade, poder e memória, muitas vezes com um tom que mescla ironia, suspense e reflexão.
