About Patrick d'Entremont, Author of Acadian Shorelines

I am a former columnist with the Chronicle Herald newspaper and belong to the Writers’ Council of the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia. Acadian Shorelines is my debut novel.

Having lived to this grizzled old age means I have perspective on life, which I put to good use in narrating the thrills and misfortunes of Tommy Breau, a teenage Acadian boy who just wants to get out and see the world. But I know now what he didn’t know then, and there’s the story.

I grew up in West Pubnico, Nova Scotia, a fishing community founded by returning exiles following the Acadian expulsion of 1755. I write stories that depict growing up in such a milieu and how it shaped who I became as an adult. I have found that this coming-of-age reminiscing resonates with many people, whether or not of Acadian descent. A brief excerpt from my novel was shared and thumbs-upped over three thousand times on Facebook.

Acadian Shorelines was published by OC Publishing in the summer of 2026. I am also working on a sequel to this novel as well as a prequel.

I am a graduate of Acadia University. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where I spent the bulk of my professional life as an IT entrepreneur and business writer.