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First Edition. 8vo, publisher's original wraps 299 pp. A fine copy.

Edizione: “maxine kumin’s practical yet sensual new england reflections are a gift to any lover of the country.”-new york times book review<br> “nearly twenty years ago, pulitzer prize-winning poet maxine kumin transplanted her urban family to an overgrown new hampshire farm. her latest prose work, a graceful and appealing blend of ten essays and eight stories, grew from the exertions and exhilarations of country living.”-publisher<br> “kumin’s essays are so direct and her anecdotes so homey, you almost forget they’re the work of a pulitzer prize-winning poet.her essays concentrate on nature, but her stories set in locales as far-flung as alaska, dramatize the intricacies of familial relationships and.celebrate the toughness of women.” - book list