Jim Lawrence — first-time author and well-known farmer and fisherman appears at Griffin Bay Bookstore


November 28, 2011 · Updated 3:20 PM 

The San Juan Island Library, and Griffin Bay Bookstore hosts a speaking even for San Juan Island’s Jim Lawrence  — first-time author and well-known farmer and fisherman on Sunday, Dec. 4, 7 p.m. at Griffin Bay Bookstore.

Lawrence is the author of 'Callused Hands, Hungry Heart: Memoir of a Fisherman Farmer” a story of his younger self, and his quest for meaning and purpose.

His stories describe a particular slice of island history, a time during the 1970s when an adventurous group of young people came to San Juan Island to pursue a handmade life.

For more info, visit www.griffinbaybook.com/book/9780983609421.

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