This Hill, This Valley: A Memoir (American Land Classics)

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:This Hill, This Valley: A Memoir (American Land Classics)ISBN13:9781635619102ISBN10:1635619106Author:Borland, Hal (Author)Description:An Inspiring Year On A New England Hill Farmhal Borland, Whose Nature Essays Graced The Sunday New York Times For Almost 4 Decades, Transported Readers To A Simpler Time And Place By His Intimate Perspective On Weather, Flowers, Birds, And The Changing Seasons After Being Hospitalized With A Dangerous Bout Of Appendicitis And Reassessing His Values, He And His Wife Decided To Retreat To A Farm In The Berkshire Hills Of Northwest Connecticut From That Place-For 36 Years-He Composed The Essays Which Provided A Calming Rejuvenation For His Legions Of Avid Followers Borland Describes His Process: We Came Here, Not To A Cabin In The Wilderness But To A Farmhouse Beside A River I Have Spent The Months And Years Since, Living With This Small Fraction Of The Universe And Trying To Know Its Meaning-To Own It, That Is, In Terms Of Observation And Understanding This Hill, This Valley Ushers Us Eloquently Through A Year On The Farm In An Area Known As Weatogue: Spring: (The Apple Trees Are In Bloom, And A Magnificent Sight); Summer: (One Of The Most Difficult Of All Sounds To Put Down On Paper Is The Song Of A Bird ); Autumn: (October Is The Fallen Leaf, But It Is Also The Wider Horizon More Clearly Seen ); Winter: (The Sparrows Make Winter A Pleasanter Time For Any Countryman )Deeply Satisfying, These Classic Vignettes May Be Enjoyed For Just A Few Minutes Or All Afternoon Be Sure To Read Hall Borland's Other Bestselling Classics, Also Available From Echo Point Books: When The Legends Die: The Timeless Coming-Of-Age Story About A Native American Boy Caught Between Two Worlds (Hardcover 1635618630, Paperback 1635618649); The Dog Who Came To Stay: A Memoir (Hardcover 1635618835, Paperback 1635618843); Sundial Of The Seasons (Hardcover 1635619084, Paperback 1635619076); Hal Borland's Book Of Days (Hardcover 163561706X, Paperback 1635617596); Hal Borland's Twelve Moons Of The Year (Hardcover 1635619017, Paperback 1635619009); And High, Wide And Lonesome: Growing Up On The Colorado Frontier (Paperback 1635618827) This Hill, This Valley Is Also Available From Echo Point Books In Hardcover (1635619114) Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Echo Point Books & Media, LLCPublication Date:2021-01-25Weight:1.08 lbsDimensions:0.75'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:334Language:English

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