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It seemed like a good idea. Tired of everyday life ashore, Farley Mowat would find a sturdy boat in Newfoundland and roam the salt sea over, free as a bird. What he found was the worst boat in the world, and she nearly drove him mad. The Happy Adventure, despite all that Farley and his Newfoundland helpers could do, leaked like a sieve. Her engine only worked when she felt like it. Typically, on her maiden voyage, with the engine stuck in reverse, she backed out of the harbour under full sail. And she sank, regularly.
How Farley and a varied crew, including the intrepid lady who married him, coaxed the boat from Newfoundland to Lake Ontario is a marvellous story. The encounters with sharks, rum-runners, rum and a host of unforgettable characters on land and sea make this a very funny book for readers of all ages.
About this Author
FARLEY MOWAT was born in Belleville, Ontario, in 1921. He served in World War II from 1940 until 1945, entering the army as a private and emerging with the rank of captain. He began writing for his living in 1949 after spending two years in the Arctic. Since 1949 he has lived in or visited almost every part of Canada and many other lands, including the distant regions of Siberia. He has forty-two books to his name, which have been published in translations in over fifty languages in more than sixty countries. They include such internationally known works as People of the Deer, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be, Never Cry Wolf, Westviking, The Boat That Wouldn't Float, Sibir, A Whale for the Killing, The Snow Walker, And No Birds Sang, and Virunga: The Passion of Dian Fossey. His short stories and articles have appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Maclean's, Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines. He died in 2014.
Reviews
Winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour
". . . sings as the wind through the rigging." --Montreal Star
"Humour is Mr. Mowat's forte, and he has given it completely free rein in this uproarious farce of a sea story." --Harold Horwood
". . . top-quality Mowat, a joy to read, and good entertainment." --Montreal Gazette
"Crammed with humorous incidents and turns of phrase which . . . elicit cries of appreciation and delight." --Winnipeg Tribune
"Marvellous . . . well worth reading." --Victoria Times
"Great, good humor and insight in this very funny and often touching tribute to a love affair that saner, duller souls would no doubt christen Farley's Folly." --New York Times
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