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| Striking camp in Canada, March 1820 |
Dear Bookclub,
Epic"Barkskins" is lingering in a happy place in my mind. Despite the cornerstone of the work being the ravages of man and the destructive progress that propels our existence, Annie Proulx's historic novel was entertaining and educational. Three out of the four of us (the fourth was nearly there!) had finished; that was a discussion unto itself (praise "Audible"). Missing Trudy and Val to the lure of travel abroad, Val's email shared her thoughts;"...interesting but challenging book. Quite long, jumping around with so many characters and historical facts but spot on about the Europeans' part in helping to destroy so much of our forestland." Val's points undisputed, we marveled nonetheless at the entirety of Proulx's undertaking.
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| "Forest in the Mist" @debbytenquist Basque Country, Spain |
If you have not had enough of Proulx, there is an interesting, short blurb on "Fresh Air", emphasizing the variety of human demise in this book:
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/10/481449357/annie-proulx-s-bloody-new-novel-barkskins-is-about-more-than-deforestation
...and an equally short interview about her "By the Book" in a June 26, 2016 NY Times Book Review column:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/books/review/annie-proulx-by-the-book.html?_r=0
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| "Deep in Earth" by Scott R Adkeart for the upcoming "POEtic Tribute show at the Museum of Edgar Allan Poe |
Titles I suggested for a future read:
"Commonwealth" Anne Patchett *chosen
"Faithful:A Novel" Alice Hoffman
"Bettyville" George Hodgman
"How to be Both" Ali Smith
"The Life We Bury" Allen Eskens
Our December read will be "The Birds of the Air" by Alice Thomas Ellis. This is available used on Amazon... please order well ahead of time.
Next up, "Heat and Light" by Jennifer Haigh.
Happy reading,
LK
PS These are the best of our selfies - we had a good time! 
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