The first book I completed for the 2015 Reading Challenge was Causeway: A Passage from Innocence by Linden MacIntyre. This was an autobiographical book set in Port Hastings, Nova Scotia in the 1950s and 60s.
Goodreads says:
Causeway is
Linden MacIntyre's evocative memoir of his Cape Breton childhood. At
once a vibrant coming-of-age story, a portrait of a vanishing way of
life and a reflection on fathers and sons, the narrative revolves around
the construction of the Canso Causeway that would link the small Cape
Breton village of MacIntyre's childhood to the wide world of the
mainland. Shot through with humour, humanity and vivid characters,
Causeway is an extraordinary book, a memoir that has set a new standard
for the genre.
Having recently traveled to Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton and the Canso Causeway, I had a bit more connection with what the Canso Causeway is, and how it could change life. Even without that, I really enjoyed this book.
