Status
Available
Genres
Publication
San Francisco : North Point Press, 1989.
Description
Here is Nelson's luminously wise account of his exploration of an unnamed island in the Pacific Northwest. This book revises our own relationship with nature, allowing us to observe it and also to participate in it with reverence and a sense of wonder.
User reviews
LibraryThing member suziam48
This is one of my top three reads! The writing is vivid and intimate. Richard Nelson conveys the magic of solitude and nature with candor and depth.
LibraryThing member anne_fitzgerald
An exploration of life in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, with a Native American code of respect.
Subjects
Awards
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (Winner — 1990)
John Burroughs Medal (Winner — 1991)
WLA Literary Awards (1990)