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A Tender Distance
Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska
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2013
Alaska Northwest Books (Verlag)
978-0-88240-926-9 (ISBN)
Alaska Northwest Books (Verlag)
978-0-88240-926-9 (ISBN)
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Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.
"Presents parenting on a 'high-voltage tightrope' between adventure and safety in rugged conditions."
--Foreword Footnotes
"A Tender Distance is written with a calm, deep grace. It is a poem of a book, infused with courage, sadness, and beauty."
--Richard Goodman, author of French Dirt, The Story of a Garden in the South of France and Soul of Creative Writing.
This is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska were wilderness is just out the back door of their home. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.
"Presents parenting on a 'high-voltage tightrope' between adventure and safety in rugged conditions."
--Foreword Footnotes
"A Tender Distance is written with a calm, deep grace. It is a poem of a book, infused with courage, sadness, and beauty."
--Richard Goodman, author of French Dirt, The Story of a Garden in the South of France and Soul of Creative Writing.
This is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska were wilderness is just out the back door of their home. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.
Kaylene Johnson is a professional writer and longtime Alaskan and the author of the New York Times bestseller Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down. Her award-winning articles have appeared in Alaska magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Spirit magazine, and other publications. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.12.2013 |
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Verlagsort | Portland |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 139 x 215 mm |
Gewicht | 285 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Schwangerschaft / Geburt | |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik | |
ISBN-10 | 0-88240-926-3 / 0882409263 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-88240-926-9 / 9780882409269 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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