Sacred Ground
Writings about Home
by Barbara Bonner, editor
Introduction by Barbara Bonner
In this fascinating collection, Sacred Ground moves outward from
the intimate to the broad, both in defining the connections that root
us and in describing the losses that have come with our increasing
mobility and disconnection. The stories and essays reveal both the
pleasures and the difficulties that come with our freedom. But Bonner's
anthology also demonstrates that choices do remain for us so that we
may maintain our focus on those connections of the heart that make and
sustain a home in all its manifestations.
Contributors: Includes selections from: Louise Erdrich, Harry Crews, Colette,
Sherman Alexie, Allen Wheelis, Kathleen Houser, Peter Brown, Lisa
Lenzo, Nancy Mairs, Miriam Levine, Annick Smith, Jim Wayne Miller,
Susan Pepper Robbins, Laura Rodley, Elisavietta Ritchie, Sue Bender,
Susan Gaines, Elizabeth Graver, Rebecca Eagle, Linda Kantner, Patricia
Martin, Sharon Oard Warner, Barbara Harmon, Ann Nietzke, Diane Lefer,
Timothy Schmand, S. Afzal Haider, K. C. Frederick, Hollis Rowan Seamon,
A. B. Emrys, Naomi F. Chase, Melinda Johns, and Paul Gruchow.
Barbara Bonner
Author's Bio:Barbara Bonner lives in Northfield, Minnesota, where she gardens,
paints, reads, and writes. For many years, she worked as a bookseller
at the Carleton College Bookstore.
Quotes:“A diverse and provocative collection.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Bonner
collects writings on this elusive topic from a diverse cross-section of
literary tradition. . . . The impact of the collection is at once moving,
startling and satisfying. . . . The reader is challenged to find the
thread in each of these works which brings her back to square one—what
is home and how do I relate? . . . Bonner's collection is a springboard
to the individual home and its place in society.”—Small Press
“While
the stories tackle loss and the heartache that comes from it, they also
breathe with life, as the characters reach out in hope and love to make
the world a better place.”—St. Paul Pioneer Press |
Price:
$ 17.95
Binding: Paper
Availability In Stock: 95
immediately
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 1996
Size: 6 x 9
Genre: Fiction Anthology
Pages: 385
ISBN: 9781571310101
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