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Beaver Creek Blues: tangled dreams and Telemark keys (English and Norwegian Edition)

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This wonderful book was a Christmas present from my wife. I love it! Growing up, I lived in Florida and North Dakota. That contrast, living in Florida, then in ND, back and forth, gave me a great appreciation for the way of life that the author describes so well; a way of life that is difficult to find these days.

The trip through Norway is so delightfully portrayed that it seems like a personal memory. It has inspired me to go there and trace the author's footsteps. The poems that are scattered throughout the book are simple and uplifting.

This was a brilliant book packed with creative stories and pictures. The pictures act as a portal too far off places and add life to her tales. Her passion and enthusiasm for family, animals, and nature can be felt throughout her work. The book reads like a diary which helps you follow her day-to-day throughout Europe and Norway. It feels as though she's telling you in person of her amazing journeys. This book was a delightful read and holds a little something for everybody.

Excellent writings of poetry and travel adventures! Pictures and illustrations add so much to the book as a whole! Author knows how to make one feel as though they were visiting Norway alongside her. Let us all remember our heritage! Good reading!

WHAT A REFRESHING BOOK. IT TAKES YOU BACK TO THE FARM AND WHAT A WONDERFUL LIFE THAT MUST BE AND FOR CITY FOLK MAKES YOU WISH THAT IS WHERE YOU HAD BEEN RAISED. AND WHAT GREAT HISTORY. SHERIE, THROUGH YOUR WORDS AND DESCRIPTIONS YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE US FEEL AS THOUGH WE WERE THERE,TOO. EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.

Few artists have been affected more deeply and left less scared by their pain than this modern force of poetic nature.

Beaver Creek Blues is a refreshing work of art. Kleven-Jensen has a profound gift for beautiful, rich, spine-tingling prose, and she uses it to weave a delightful tapestry of essays and poems about genuine life on the prairie and beyond. Her eye for small details brings her poignant short stories to life, sometimes mournful and sometimes joyful in the same page. The works are original, void of cliché'. Some of her phrases are stunning; you feel compelled to read them over and over, like a fine bouquet of wine lingering on your palate. Her writing is nicely complemented by relevant and interesting photos interspersed throughout the book. This is a rare find. I ordered extra copies as gifts for friends.