Lost Without the River : A Memoir
Overview
Lost Without the River is an elegantly wrought memoir of resilience, courage, and reinvention. A portrait of nature at its most beautiful and demanding, it is the story of a girl whose family struggled against Depression-era hardship and personal tragedy to carve out a small farm in rural South Dakota. The youngest of seven, Barbara wrestles against the expectations of her family, the strictures of the church, and the limits imposed by a male-dominated culture. Eager for adventure, she leaves the farm--first for the Peace Corps and ultimately for the unknown environs of Manhattan's Upper East Side--but she never truly escapes. Lost Without the River demonstrates the emotional power that even the smallest place can exert, and the gravitational pull that calls a person back home.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781631525315
- ISBN-10: 163152531X
- Publisher: She Writes Press
- Publish Date: April 2019
- Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.85 pounds
- Page Count: 296
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