. . "HISTORY / Canada / General" . . "Lieutenants-gouverneurs Ontario Biographies." . . "Port Carling (Ont.)" . . "Muskoka (Ont. : District municipality)" . . . . . "Raisin wine a boyhood in a different Muskoka" . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Raisin wine : a boyhood in a different Muskoka" . . "Biography" . . . . . . "A warm, at times hilarious, yet dark childhood memoir from a bestselling author. This memoir recalls the boyhood years of Ontario's future lieutenant-governor, living in a dilapidated old house complete with outdoor toilet and coal oil-lamp lighting. Behind the outrageous stories, larger-than life-characters, and descriptions of the mores of a small village in the heart of Ontario's cottage country are flashes of insight from the perspective of a child that recall the great classic Who has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell. But why \"a different Muskoka'\" Because the boy was a half-breed kid. Visits to his mother's reserve showed him that he was caught between two worlds. His mother's fight with depression flowed from that dilemma. His father ' the book's main character ' was a lovable, white, working class, happy-go-lucky guy who never had any money but who made the best home brew in the village ' and his specialty was raisin wine. Like that raisin wine, this unusual book goes down easily and has a kick to it. From the Hardcover edition." . . . . . . . . . . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical" . . "Muskoka, Lake, Region (Ont.)" . . "Ambassadeurs Canada Biographies." . . "Muskoka (Ont.)" . .