Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea.
Contents
My parents are lost at sea -- I move to Uncle Jack's -- Dead whalers -- I am almost incarcerated -- Lena's boiled potatoes -- What Miss Bowzer knew -- I lose all my sweaters -- I lose a toe -- Uncle Jack's idea -- I set fire to a guinea pig -- Dinner at The Girl on the Red Swing -- I lose another digit -- Fire! -- Miss Perfidy leaves -- Everybody goes home.
