The Lumberman's Shadow (Coming Soon)
A BRIEF LOOK INSIDE In late summer 1939, brothers Walter and Keith Burke are working the woods above the Stewiacke River when war begins to reach their rural Nova Scotia world. Raised around farms, timber, tools and practical work, both men are forced to reconsider what duty and service really mean. Walter carries his skills overseas with the Canadian Forestry Corps, where lumbermen become soldiers and timber supports roads, bridges, railways, camps and an advancing army. Keith remains in Nova Scotia, contributing through farming and the skilled trades while trying to understand the value of service performed far from the battlefield. The story continues beyond the fighting, following the return to peace, the rebuilding of families and communities, and the lasting ways war can shape ordinary lives. At its heart, The Lumberman’s Shadow is a story of brotherhood, family, work, sacrifice, and the people whose essential contributions rarely made it into the history books.
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Author Biography
Mark Baker is a Canadian author whose writing explores history, resilience, risk, and the lessons people carry forward from experience. His historical fiction is grounded in extensive research and emotionally driven storytelling, including Heart of a Lumberman, a First World War novel inspired in part by his grandfather’s life.
Mark is also the author of the occupational health and safety book The Accidents That Never Happen: Practical Strategies for a Proactive Approach to Safety. Drawing on decades of operational, supervisory, management, training, and OHS experience, the book focuses on near misses, hazards, warning signs, complacency, and the everyday decisions that help prevent serious incidents.
Outside of writing, Mark works as an Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator. His professional experience with risk, leadership, decision making, and human behaviour influences both his safety writing and his fiction. Family, legacy, and Maritime life remain central themes in his work.
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