num_pages: 87
description: These stories focus on work and how occupation shapes the lives of real and imagined people. The landscape is mostly Atlantic Canada, mainly the twentieth century. The jobs are fisherman, help-line counsellor, Woolco salesman, university professor, writer, energy consultant, bricklayer and soldier. There's a side to every job that you never see ... unmless you live it every day. And inside every life, there comes a time when it's necessary to let go of the anchors and come up for air. When you break the surface the sun could be bright, the water calm. Or you just might find yourself in a raging sea. [back cover]
language: English
title: Coming Up for Air
titlecomplete: Coming Up for Air
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Creative