In a seemingly ordinary field on Sharon Butala's land on the prairies of Canada lie the secrets of the past. When she and her husband, Peter, decided to let the field return to its natural state, the wonders of the prairie landscape began to reveal themselves to her. Over a 20-year period, as she walked this field, she tried to understand what lessons could be learned from its mysterious markings, its wildlife, grasses and plants, its massive rocks and boulders deposited there as the glaciers retreated. The field became a tabula rasa on which she could project her own dreams and imagining about the landscape that has informed her writing and inspired her life. Butala's keen intelligence ranges over prehistory, natural history, Amerindian custom, the farming and ranching ways of life, and the politics of the West today. Her book captures the collision of past and present and one woman's search for her own place in the world.
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Sharon Butala is a leading Canadian author whose memoir, THE PERFECTION OF THE MORNING, was a bestseller in Canada. For most of her life she has lived on a Saskatchewan farm, which forms the subject of WILD STONE HEART.
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You don't have to know much about Saskatchewan or about the Prairies in Canada to find this book worth reading. Open your mind to the fascinating and magnetic presence of a `field' - not only a field of dreams, but also one of realities, past and present, that reveal themselves over time.Although a very personal journey of discovery, through time, history, and culture, it is a very engaging journey that you will not regret sharing. On the contrary, Butala's insights and experiences will draw you in and you will explore some important messages for yourself. The description of the unique landscape in Southeastern Saskatchewan, its flora and fauna is beautiful in itself and worth reading. After finishing `Wild Stone Heart', you will want to visit the `field' yourself. Although you will have learned by then that you will not see what Sharon Butala has learned to see and to discover over many years of visiting this captivating spot. You will have to find your own `field' to discover and re-discover your place in time and in nature. Highly recommended reading: more than once and not only for those who enjoyed `The Perfection of the Morning'
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