A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 aug 2009

This is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska were wilderness is just out the back door of their home. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, "A Tender Distance" presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780882407722
ISBN-10: 0882407724
Pagini: 204
Dimensiuni: 141 x 214 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.3 kg
Editura: ALASKA NORTHWEST BOOKS

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""A Tender Distance "is written with a calm, deep grace. It is a poem of a book, suffused with courage, sadness, and beauty."

Richard Goodman, Author of "French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France, "and "The Soul of Creative Writing "

Notă biografică

Kaylene Johnson is a professional writer and longtime Alaskan and the author of the New York Times bestseller Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down. Her award-winning articles have appeared in Alaska magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Spirit magazine, and other publications. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Acknowledgements 9

Rendevous Peak 11

Genesis 23

Moose Meadow 37

First Salmon 51

Mount Baldy 65

Breakup 75

Porcupine Promises 87

Symphony Lake 97

Faith Falls 107

Devil's Pass 121

Kesugi Ridge 133

As Hours Will 153

Ghost Bear 163

Mount Marathon 179

Epilogue Wild Boys 195

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