description: As he cruises the Galapagos Islands in the company of his daughter, aged seven, and his father, aged seventy-three, Paul Quarrington ponders questions great and small. Equal parts memoir, travel book and good old-fashioned yarn, The Boy on the Back of the Turtle is a funny, poignant look at the mysteries of our universe.
language: English
title: The boy on the back of the turtle: Seeking God, quince marmelade, and the fabled albatross on Darwin's islands
titlecomplete: The boy on the back of the turtle: Seeking God, quince marmelade, and the fabled albatross on Darwin's islands
genres: Nature, Religion, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 78
publisher: Greystone Books