Wilder than Wild, it is also the most honest, moving and true story of a relationship between a father and a daughter that I have ever read. “ Braving It is a beautiful and original book, an antidote to the screen-ification of modern life, and if there is any justice in the world it will be a huge hit. I was honored that Jim asked me for a blurb. Creosote in the stove is like scurrying mice and spruce trees are “weary white-robed pilgrims worshiping December’s new moon.” It’s both taut and lush, a tough combo to beat. Meanwhile the writing about the natural world and the descriptions in general are great. Nothing feels forced and the relationship comes across as very real and moving. There has been nothing like it as far as the nature/father/daughter combination, and it is much more interesting to me than the theory/Last Child in the Woods-type stuff. It’s about wildness and beauty but also about family and the encroaching fear of aging, of a father coming into a strange new time in his life just as his daughter is coming into a strange new time in hers. It’s a great book, beautiful and original, the story of a father and a daughter and their adventures in Alaska. James Campbell’s Braving It came out last week. Braving It categories: Cocktail Hour 1 comment
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