The Solace of Open Spaces
Gretel Ehrlich
(Author)
Description
Writing of hermits, cowboys, changing seasons, and the wind, Ehrlich draws us into her personal relationship with this "planet of Wyoming" she has come to call home. She captures the incredible beauty and the demanding harshness of natural forces in these remote reaches of the West, and the depth, tenderness and humor of the quirky souls who live there.Ehrlich, a former filmmaker and urbanite, presents in these essays a fresh and vibrant tribute to the new life she has chosen.
Product Details
Price
$17.00
$15.81
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publish Date
December 02, 1986
Pages
144
Dimensions
5.08 X 7.76 X 0.39 inches | 0.26 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780140081138
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About the Author
Gretel Ehrlich is the author of This Cold Heaven, The Future of Ice, Heart Mountain, Facing the Wave, and The Solace of Open Spaces, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Ehrlich studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She lives in Wyoming.
Reviews
Praise for Gretel Ehrlich and The Solace of Open Spaces "Any one of [its 12 chapters] stands beautifully on its own . . . She brings the long vistas into focus with the poise of an Ansel Adams." --The New York Times Book Review "A stunning rumination on life on Wyoming's High Plains . . . Ehrlich's gorgeous prose is as expansive as a Wyoming vista, as charged as a bolt of prairie lightning." --Newsday
"Ehrlich's best prose belongs in a league with Annie Dillard and even Thoreau. The Solace of Open Spaces releases the bracing air of the wilderness into the stuffy, heated confines of winter in civilization." --San Francisco Chronicle "Ehrlich [is] a gifted essayist and nature writer." --The Washington Post "Vivid, tough, and funny . . . an exuberant and powerful book." --Annie Dillard
"Ehrlich's best prose belongs in a league with Annie Dillard and even Thoreau. The Solace of Open Spaces releases the bracing air of the wilderness into the stuffy, heated confines of winter in civilization." --San Francisco Chronicle "Ehrlich [is] a gifted essayist and nature writer." --The Washington Post "Vivid, tough, and funny . . . an exuberant and powerful book." --Annie Dillard
