The Curve of Time

The second book of the year is "The Curve of Time" by M. Wylie Blanchet. It is a story of a mother and her 5 children who power their small boat, the Caprice, up the inlets and bays of Georgia Strait, British Columbia. The story is told first person by the mother, a widow. It does not tell how the husband died or when, or even the ages of the children. Other than a few descriptions of adventures with bears and meeting people who live in the outermost woods, there is not much depth to the story. She doesn't even give all the names of the children, at least I could not find them. I could only find 3 names. The story lacks passion and emotion, the reader sees that the little family enjoys the trips, but tells us nothing of the reasons why they did the sailing trips summer after summer. The story is set in the 50's, I think. But again, not really any detail to go on. The story tells of exploring Haida villages, but carefully omits any description of the places so that others cannot find these hidden gems. I was really hoping to enjoy this book, but it read very flatly and I was not drawn into it, even though I have been through the places she has travelled and should have been able to reminise about them through this book. I'm sure there are better stories about sailing through the Inside Passage, I intend to find them.