An account of the author's experiences, observations, and thoughts during a three-month stay in a travel trailer on a remote bank of the Colorado River.
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Jessamyn West (1902-1984) was born in Indiana to Quaker parents and lived most of her life in California. Her work has appeared in Harper's, Mademoiselle, Kenyon Review, the New Yorker, and Redbook, among others. Her other books include The State of Stony Lonesome, Massacre at Fall Creek, and The Collected Stories of Jessamyn West.
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Wish she were still with us,
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This review is from: Hide And Seek: A Continuing Journey: A Continuing Journey (Paperback)
There is not a word that Jessamyn West has written that has not completely enthralled me. She has such skill with the language and such a fine understanding of the human condition. This was a nonfiction work that takes place in a trailor in the desert where the author secluded herself to finish writing a book. She talks about life and her encounters with her strange neighbors. She walks in the arroyos understanding the risk of flash flood, but doing it anyway. It is very introspective and I imagine the other reviewer may not be familiar with a spiritual way of life which requires one to self-examine. This is a diary of her personal thoughts. She has high courage and personal integrity. I highly recommend this book, but perhaps to someone who is already familiar with her great works of fiction and other works of nonfiction.
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Just boring,
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The book is just plain old boring. She frequently comments on on other authors seeming to try to fill up the text as if she could find anything else to write. Boring all the way though it.
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I drove my husband to the Mesquite airport at ten this morning. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Old Silver, Yorba Linda, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Southern Indiana, Mary Frances, San Francisco, Southern California, World War, Salty Dog, Alan Ladd, United States, Las Vegas, South America, Graham Creek, Grandpa Milhous, Iron Mountain, May Queen, Mojave Desert, North Vernon, Rio Grande, Frank Nixon, Inyo County, Jennings Street, Little White House New!
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Old Silver, Yorba Linda, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Southern Indiana, Mary Frances, San Francisco, Southern California, World War, Salty Dog, Alan Ladd, United States, Las Vegas, South America, Graham Creek, Grandpa Milhous, Iron Mountain, May Queen, Mojave Desert, North Vernon, Rio Grande, Frank Nixon, Inyo County, Jennings Street, Little White House New!
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- The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West in Front Matter, and page 245
- Study Out the Land: Essays (Essay Index Reprint Series) by Thomas K. Whipple on page 192, and page 194
- Walden Pond (NE Landmarks) by Bonnie McGrath on page 6, and page 8
- The Pursuit of Loneliness, 20th Anniversary Edition by Philip Slater on page 42, and page 255
- The Invisible Pyramid by Loren Eiseley on page 270
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