Hello there,

William (Biff) Hawke here. Yes, I’m the author of MY LIFE (After the Navy) IN A CONCH SHELL. Thanks for dropping by to learn more about my book.

I wrote the book in the year 2004 and it is presented in three parts:

Part 1 describes my final year in the Canadian Navy and my eight-year rollercoaster ride between bouts of entrepreneurship, unemployment and wage slavery in Canada’s Defence Industry;

Part 2 takes the reader through my six-month journey to India between September 1996 and February 1997 and the seven months of its aftermath back Canada and in parts of East Africa;

Part 3 details my decision to make my permanent home in India, a country with different cultures, traditions and values from what I was used to, and my entry into India’s publishing industry. It also provides insights into India’s unique social and business culture through the eyes of a Canadian – an Outsider on the Inside. The third part also escorts the reader on my travels through many parts of Africa and Asia.

At the moment, the book is only available in the CANEX Department store at Canadian Forces Base Halifax, in Nova Scotia, Canada, but, we’re working on setting up a system where you can order it online.

Purchasers from North America will be able to order and pay for the book online and have it shipped to their doorstep at no extra cost above the C$19.95 cover price.

Those from places other than North America will be able to order it in eBook format at a reduced rate.

If you’re not from Halifax Nova Scotia and are interested in getting the book, enter your name and contact details below, and we’ll get back to you when you can order it online. Sorry; that’s the best we can do until we set up the e-commerce section of this website.