Homegrown Lunenburger pens personal memoir that's selling well

Now a resident of Dartmouth, Lunenburg born and bred David Beck has authored a highly personal biography about growing up in the well-known seaside town while struggling through poverty, bullying, sexual abuse, addiction and learning challenges.
Screaming of the Gulls: A Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Story has been selling like hotcakes locally and on-line.
"Screaming of the Gulls is a book everyone should read, for the remarkable stories it tells and the joy and humour in the telling," says Mr. Beck. "This book was written in part to encourage anyone with a learning disability to persevere, and to show the deadly toll sexual abuse takes on children."

The book shares his many humorous childhood "adventures and misadventures" while growing up as an "outsider" in Nova Scotia's richest fishing town.

"But it's also a story of resilience and redemption," says David, who's learned to read and write in his senior years.

Now in his '70s, David has not slowed down one bit. When not relaxing with his wife, he spends his time living life to its fullest by kite surfing, mountain biking, skiing, fixing up cars, taking nature photos and producing stunning works of folk art.