Böcker av Bronwyn Preece

Sea to Sky Alphabet highlights a unique and beloved part of the world nestled in the Coast Mountains of southwest British Columbia. This beautiful book takes readers on a lyrical journey through the alphabet, travelling from ocean's edge up into the snowy slopes of the alpine. It courses down river rapids, traipses along trails, gazes upon glinting glaciers, climbs cliffs, and revels in the sights that surround.Locals and visitors alike are invited to explore, to experience, and to glimpse the richness of this place's history and myriad landscapes. Incorporating words from the local Lil'wat and Squamish First Nation languages, this book encourages respectful engagement with these Lands, fuelled by curiosity and awe.

Following a devastating leg injury that would leave her with an acutely crooked knee, Bronwyn Preece embarks on an ambitious and immersive journey into a remote area of Northern BC. Written on the trail, knee deep in high water is a chronicle of the most physically challenging experience following her accident--a two-week-long horse expedition--and an impassioned ode to the breathtaking beauty of the backcountry. As she journeys through melting mountains and rising rivers, Preece encounters new moments of thwarted plans and questioned ethics that parallel her personal path of healing, both physical and emotional. These poems are an account of one woman's movement into a deeper understanding of self. She grapples with her role as a settler in the unceded lands that provide her with so much comfort and attachment, as well as her own fragility and strength in relation to the terrains she explores. Through struggles and celebrations, lessons and longings, knee deep in high water is a love letter to the trail, and to returning home.