A delightful western memoir, for readers who love Pam Houston and Melissa Banks. "A Geography of Saints" is a fascinating and clear-eyed account of the author's first year caretaking a horse ranch outside Saints, Oregon. In language as terse as Tom McGuane, as wondrous as Rachel Carson, Penny Allen tells of challenges both natural and human: the predations of clear-cut logging, how the cult of Rajneeshpuram took over the town of Antelope, the crucial and ceaseless importance of water on the desert, the odd security provided ...
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A delightful western memoir, for readers who love Pam Houston and Melissa Banks. "A Geography of Saints" is a fascinating and clear-eyed account of the author's first year caretaking a horse ranch outside Saints, Oregon. In language as terse as Tom McGuane, as wondrous as Rachel Carson, Penny Allen tells of challenges both natural and human: the predations of clear-cut logging, how the cult of Rajneeshpuram took over the town of Antelope, the crucial and ceaseless importance of water on the desert, the odd security provided by a reclusive Vietnam vet "on patrol"; in the forest, and the highs and lows of a love affair conducted in Big Sky country. "Allen is a writer of extraordinary talent. A gem of a book." -Mary Dearborn "Allen sculpts prose that is physical, melodically clear, and mesmerizingly dangerous." -Katherine Dunn "A wonderful portrait of life in the high desert of Oregon. A very inspiring book."-Gus Van Sant Originally from Portland, Oregon, Penny Allen is a filmmaker and writer living in Paris. She has written articles and book reviews for "The New York Times" and "The International Herald Tribune. A Geography of Saints" is her first book.
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