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2 Formats: CD
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2 Formats: Library CD
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ISBN: 9781664499782
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ISBN: 9781664607613
| Runtime: | 4.63 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
National Book Award finalist Ivan Doig had only a vague memory of his mother until he discovered a cache of her letters. They revealed a passionate, can-do woman who loved the lilting rhythm of words. A moving prequel to his acclaimed memoir This House of Sky, Doig's Heart Earth highlights his childhood before his mother's death and eloquently captures the texture of the American West, the fortunes of a family, and one woman's indomitable spirit. "Another profoundly original and lustrous re-creation."-Kirkus ReviewsEditorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Tough and poignant…Heart Earth is a book the repeatedly proves the power of language…Doig uses words like oil paint to create canvasses of enduring value and originality.”
—Los Angeles Times
“An affecting book, heartbreak in in its recital of the stark severance of a young family’s life, but ennobling in the implacable spirit that infuses its page…[It] endure as [a] magnificent testimonial to the men and women who people it, and [a] classic of the bittersweet history of the American West.”
—Washington Times
“Doig at his best: fresh, vivid language energizing his keen insight into a woman whose warmth he felt only briefly.”
—Seattle Times
“A lyrical evocation of the Doig’s gallantly hardscrabble existence and love for the unforgiving Montana mountains.” —San Francisco Chronicle
“In poetic and precise prose, Doig has crafted a worthy complement to his acclaimed memoir, This House of Sky.”
—Publishers Weekly
“For House of Sky devotees, and for anyone who cares about the West and the ties that bind rugged individuals, this is a book to treasure.”
—Booklist (starred review)
Author
Author Bio: Ivan Doig
Ivan Doig (1939–2015) wrote over a dozen books, including the Indiebound bestseller Work Song, the classic memoir This House of Sky, and the acclaimed Montana trilogy. He has been a National Book Award finalist and has received the Wallace Stegner Award, among many other honors.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 4.63 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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