I Heard the Turkki Call My Name

Growing up in a broken home during the turbulent 1970s wasn't easy, particularly if you were a city kid marooned in Northern British Columbia. One castaway, Mike Turkki, survived his childhood shipwreck and made it out alive. Now he's ready to share just how dysfunctional, confusing, and humorous his teenage years were.

In a bid to stay one step ahead of debt collectors and antagonistic relatives, the Turkki family—Mike, Kelly, Laina, Pat, and Olavi—left Vancouver and moved to Ootsa Lake in...