Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts

Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts
by Ian Ferguson

Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts
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Author: Ian Ferguson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-25
ISBN: 1553650697
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

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Book Review: A memorable case of growing up among lovable misfits
Summary: 5 Stars

Written and narrated by author Ian Ferguson, Village Of The Small Houses: A Memoir Of Sorts is an hilarious and highly recommended account of growing up poor in the far north when in 1959, just ahead of the law, Ferguson's con-artist father Hank headed up north in a delapidated Mercury Zephyr with his pregnant wife, Louise. Hank got as far as isolated Fort Vermilion where he passed himself off as a teacher at the "Indian school" and settled his ever-expanding family in a house devoid of plumbing and electricity. The lively recounting of a scrappy childhood, Ferguson interweaves truth, tall-tale exag-geration, and a memorable case of growing up among lovable misfits in this 2 CD, 2 1/2 hour autobiographical account.

Summary of Village of the Small Houses: A Memoir of Sorts

In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ian Ferguson's parents left the sophisticated big-city life of Edmonton for Fort Vermilion - once a fur-trapping frontier town, now a remote aboriginal settlement in northernmost Alberta. There, Ian and his six brothers and sisters grew up without indoor plumbing, electricity, central heating, or even a radio. Beginning with the dramatic events surrounding his birth (including a paddlewheel ferry heading for destruction, a legendary rowboat trip, and a life-and-death race against time), the richly recalled events of Ferguson's life and a vivid array of characters make for a taut and appealingly idiosyncratic tale.

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