{"product_id":"the-curve-of-time-paperback","title":"The Curve of Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA beloved and bestselling Pacific Northwest adventure classic, now available in paperback!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidowed at the age of thirty-five, Muriel Wylie Blanchet packed up her five children in the summers that followed and set out aboard the twenty-five-foot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaprice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. For fifteen summers, in the 1920s and 1930s, the family explored the coves and islands of the West Coast, encountering settlers and hermits, hungry bears and dangerous tides, and falling under the spell of the region’s natural beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDriven by curiosity, the family followed the quiet coastline, and Blanchet—known as Capi, after her boat—recorded their wonder as they threaded their way between the snowfields, slept under the bright stars and wandered through Indigenous winter villages left empty in the summer months.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Curve of Time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e weaves the story of these years into a memoir that has inspired generations to seek out their own adventures on the wild West Coast. First published in 1961, less than a year before the author died, Blanchet’s captivating work has become a bestselling classic of travel writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow available from Harbour Publishing, this new edition contains maps of the Pacific Northwest coast showing the journeys of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCaprice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as an essay on the life and biography of Blanchet by celebrated writer Edith Iglauer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"pc-book-specs\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e M. Wylie Blanchet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8 x 9 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\/Distributor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ingram Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781990776786\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ingram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857608311029,"sku":"HPC178","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/2198\/0149\/files\/HPC178_104.jpg?v=1793862621","url":"https:\/\/paracay.com\/products\/the-curve-of-time-paperback","provider":"Paradise Cay Publications, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}