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The Rural Life
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ISBN10: 0316735515
ISBN13: 9780316735513
Publisher: Little, Brown Paperbacks
Published: Jan 5 2004
Pages: 213
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.26
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780316735513
Publisher: Little, Brown Paperbacks
Published: Jan 5 2004
Pages: 213
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.59 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.26
Language: English
This luminous, brilliant meditation on life in the countryside will encourage you to see the natural world -- and our place in it -- anew (New York Times Book Review). With an eloquence unmatched by any other living writer, Verlyn Klinkenborg observes the juncture at which our lives and the natural world intersect. His yearlong meditation on the rigors and wonders of country life -- encompassing memories of his family's Iowa homestead, time spent in the wide-open spaces of the American West, and his experiences on the small farm in upstate New York where he lives with his wife -- abounds with vicarious pleasures for the reader as it indelibly records and celebrates the everyday beauty of the world we inhabit. In a voice reminiscent of E.B. White, Klinkenborg paints a picture of a fading world in colors that are solid and authentic. His joy is evident throughout. --Los Angeles Times
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