The oatmeal ark

Description

After the death of his father, Beagan Gillean finds himself stranded on a wild Scottish island, alone except for a trunk full of three generations of family history. Immersing himself in the lives and dreams of his forefathers, Gillean decides to retrace the journey his great-grandfather made two-hundred years before to the promised land of Canada. A wave-rocked, wind-tossed travel adventure unfolds, carrying him into his family's past and across the world's second-largest country. In his wake trail three ghosts: his great-grandfather, his grandfather and his father. Together they navigate the rivers, lakes and waterways that ribbon through Canada and as they travel Gillean discovers that his ancestors' struggles, achievements and failings mirror Canada's own. A haunting tale of loss and discovery, "The Oatmeal Ark" is the story of one remarkable family and a candid, beautifully rendered portrait of the country that defined it.

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Other Editions

• The oatmeal ark: across Canada by waterHarperCollins1996-01-01
• The oatmeal arkHarperCollins1997-01-01
• The oatmeal arkFlamingo1998-01-01
• The oatmeal arkTauris Parke Paperbacks2008-01-01
• THE OATMEAL ARK - Across Canada by WaterHardcoverHarperCollins Canada / Cdn Adult Hc
• THE OATMEAL ARK - Across Canada by WaterHarperCollins Canada / Cdn Adult Hc