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"Only Robert Finch, in his warm, wry voice, could have written this beautiful book.... An unforgettable love story." --Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus
An acclaimed nature writer's moving recollection of his two decades as a summer resident of a Newfoundland fishing village, originally known as Squid Tickle.
Brief description: Robert Finch was an award-winning nature writer, radio journalist, and author of several books about Newfoundland and Cape Cod, including The Outer Beach. He lived on Cape Cod for over fifty years, and spent two decades of summers in Squid Tickle. He died in 2024.
Review Quotes: Robert Finch has written not just a tenderness to a place he loved in Summers in Squid Tickle, but offers us, once again, another glimpse into his elegant soul on the page and in the world. This is his legacy of love. And it is ongoing. My deepest bows to his sparkling intelligence, wit, and grace as a writer and friend.--Terry Tempest Williams, author of Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place