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North of normal : a memoir of my wilderness childhood, my unusual family, and how I survived both Book
by Person, Cea Sunrise.
Book | HarperCollins Canada, Toronto : 2014.
  • 3 of 5 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
  • 1 current hold with 5 total copies.
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Crystal Ridge BIO PERSO 2014 Biographies Copy hold / Volume hold On holds shelf
Fleming - Beamsville 746.92092 Perso Non-Fiction Copy hold / Volume hold Checked out
Grimsby 746.9 Per Non-fiction Copy hold / Volume hold Available
Welland Main 746.92092 Perso Biography Copy hold / Volume hold Available
Wellandport 306.1 PER Nonfiction Copy hold / Volume hold Available
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"An utterly compelling tale of survival -- of nature, family and genetics. In the late 1960s, riding the crest of the counterculture movement, Cea's family left a comfortable existence in California to live off the land in northern Alberta. But unlike most commune dwellers of the time, the Persons weren't trying to build a new society -- they wanted to escape civilization altogether. Led by Cea's grandfather Dick, they lived in a canvas Teepee, grew pot, and hunted and gathered to survive. Living out her grandparents' dream with her teenage mother, Michelle, young Cea knew little of the world beyond her forest. She spent her summers playing nude in the meadow and her winters snowshoeing behind the grandfather she idolized. Despite fierce storms, food shortages and the occasional drug-and-sex-infused party for visitors, it was a happy existence. For Michelle, however, there was one crucial element missing: a man. When Cea was five, Michelle took her on the road with a new boyfriend. As the trio set upon a series of ill-fated adventures, Cea began to question both her highly unusual world and the hedonistic woman at the centre of it -- questions that eventually evolved into an all-consuming search for a more normal life. Finally, in her early teens, Cea realized she would have to make a choice as drastic as the one her grandparents once had made in order to get the life she craved. From nature child to international model by the age of thirteen, Cea's astonishing saga is one of long-held family secrets and extreme family dysfunction, all in an incredibly unusual setting. It is also the story of one girl's deep-seated desire for normality -- a desire that enabled her to risk everything, overcome adversity and achieve her dreams. Cea Sunrise Person now lives in Vancouver"--Provided by publisher.
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  • ISBN: 9781443424370 (2014 HarperCollins Canada hc.)
  • ISBN: 9781443424387 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print301 p., [16] p. of plates ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Canada, 2014.
  • General Note: Includes index.
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