Review
Every geographic region influences how its inhabitants view the rest of the world. In Living by Water, Brenda Peterson considers the Pacific Northwest, with its mountains, ever-present water, and Native American beliefs. "Success in, say, Los Angeles, where the sun always shines, or New York, where city dwellers equate the sun with Con Edison, is a much more external affair...But in the misty San Juan Islands, in the gray, rain-swept cityscapes of Seattle, in the high, snowed-in hollows of the Olympics and the cloud-shadowed deserts of Eastern Washington there is so much hidden about the land, the lives. Here, what you see is not what you get." Brenda Peterson writes of how the energy of the earth has surged through her like lightning, of her work as an environmental writer, and of growing up eating wild game. She draws parallels between the women who have been murdered by the Green River killer and the environment we seem to care so little for. She describes the joy of swimming with dolphins. In each essay she jumps from one idea to the next like a child leaping across rocks - but after a while you realize that form is meaning here. As you swoop from idea to idea, your path connects everything. -- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14. -- From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister
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About the Author
Linda Hogan has published several books of poetry, essays, and fiction. She lives in Colorado.
Brenda Peterson is the author of three novels, two collections of essays, and numerous articles. She lives in Seattle.
Brenda Peterson is the author of three novels, two collections of essays, and numerous articles. She lives in Seattle.
