This New York Times best-selling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard is a mesmerizing evocation of life in the Pacific Northwest during the last decades of the 19th century.
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"Damn. How does Annie Dillard draw such an intimate portrait of so many families and generations? A beautiful book, spare and unforgiving yet rich with such a clear-eyed vision of life. " — Dana (5 out of 5 stars)
"Damn. How does Annie Dillard draw such an intimate portrait of so many families and generations? A beautiful book, spare and unforgiving yet rich with such a clear-eyed vision of life. "
" This story was hard to stay with at times, but worth the effort. It's a testimonial to the strength, stupidity, and down right quirkiness of American pioneers. "
" best book I've ever read. So far so good. "
" I think this was a gift from an old friend. I'm excited to dive into it this weekend in Grand Marais. "
" Boy was I disappointed with this book. I was in love with Dillard after reading American Childhood but this one could be subtitled: Every freak death that happened on the American Frontier. Hated it. "
" absolutely mesmerizing, a quick read of someone who knows how to use the language to present thoughts. how one person was able to do this is too fascinating-- "
" I couldn't finish this book. It was so slow and so choppy. The narrative never got going. "
" Really liked the book because of the history of the west coast of Washington. The story line kept anticipation for the next pages at a high. Recommend it. "
" A huge surprise. A book about Bellingham in the early days, with a lot of depth to it. "
Annie Dillard is the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and numerous other works of nonfiction, including An American Childhood and For the Time Being. Her novels include The Living and, most recently, The Maytrees.
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