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Leaning Into The WindLeaning into the Wind: Women Write from the Heart of the West Edited by Linda M. Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier & Nancy Curtis An anthology of women’s writing in the West that was the first of its kind, Leaning into the Wind brings together voices from more than two hundred women in six western states. These memoirs, reflections, and poems tell of the rigors, glories, and ironies of Western life, offering a poignant glimpse into a lifestyle many of us will never know. Anthology, nonfiction and poetry. With contributor biographies, map and introduction. 388 pages; Size: 6 X 9. hardcover ISBN 0-395-83738-3 $25.00 Published 1997; reprinted Houghton Mifflin Company paperback ISBN 0-395-90131-6 $16.00 Published 1998 Houghton Mifflin Company Want to know more? More about Leaning Praise for Leaning Reviews of Leaning Please note: a readers’ guide to Leaning is available on the "Articles" page and in the back of Crazy Woman Creek. back to top Praise for Leaning "I don't believe I have ever heard a more beautiful group of readings. It. . .will be one of the high points when we reminisce about past events." -- Margaret Maupin, The Tattered Cover, Denver "I'm finally taking a copy home to peruse at my leisure-- instead of opening it, reading a paragraph (anywhere!) and selling it out from under myself again! What a wonderful book to read, and a great pleasure to sell." -- Anna Moscicki, Two Ocean Books, Dubois, Wyoming "To read these stories is like grasping a spiritual guiderope, an invisible connection from one woman to the next and the next and the next." -- Gwen Petersen, Big Timber MT "I've rediscovered my memories of life on the land. . . .I've had tears in my eyes from laughter and sorrow. I've felt again the frustration and satisfaction that are at the center of life in the country and I've longed to be there again!" -- Sherri Geringer, former First Lady of Wyoming "When I moved to the San Luis Valley I started thinking about multiculturalism. I asked myself, what is my culture? This book is the answer. Then I asked, what is it about? And the answer is: it's about freedom." -- Sally Beach, Colorado "I think of this book as a piece of chocolate: I keep it on my pillow and savor a little each night before I go to sleep." -- Larry Brown, Cheyenne, Wyoming "To say that Leaning is regional is like saying the movie Titanic is only for boat owners." -- Bill Schulz, Rapid City, South Dakota "It is soooo enticing to just read on and on in Leaning into the Wind. And it is so unfair to each of the pieces to do that! But I have solved that dilemma! I'm using it as one of my daily readings in the marvelous cool of the dawn. One fix a day-- or perhaps one more during the afternoon if needed. I love it. Pure reality with a flair." -- Chase Davies, St. Paul, Minnesota "An outgrowth of Leaning into the Wind-- I thought you should know of the "Sisterhood" it provides many of us. Thanks a bushel." -- Auriel Sandstead, Sterling, Colorado "I just finished reading the book and could not just let that be enough. I wanted you to know how much I loved it, never knowing all that involves in ranch and farm living for women. It was a real eye opener for an old city-living person as myself. For me it was great!!!" -- Paula Jo Davis (letter to publisher Marc Jaffe), Carlsbad, New Mexico "It's clear that Leaning is reaching the people who really matter: the women whose stories are like the ones in the book. . . Feminist academics spend a lot of time talking about taking things back to the community of women-- but you've done it." -- Sue Armitage, Pullman, Washington "I was going to tell you which story spoke to me in the strongest voice, but I couldn't do that. Each one was written so well that I felt a part of me was a part of each and every one of them. I cannot separate one or two out of the whole as they are now a part of the matrix of my own experience." -- Barbara Rinehart, Bremerton, Washington "Such a beautiful book. I know for sure now how you can love the land as hard as you can love a person. The women in Leaning into the Wind have more to teach me." -- Susan Austin, Tetonia Idaho back to top |
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