Product Description

In these essays, the author explores her real-life adventures ranging over five years and five continents. Whatever the destination - whether Bhutan or Bolivia - it is only the starting point for Pam Houston's emotional journey as she searches for balance within herself and the world around her.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #965315 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-02
• Released on: 2000-03-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
Virago have classified this in their autobiographies section, but it is, in fact, a series of essays that, in the same way as Houston's previous books Cowboys Are My Weakness and Waltzing the Cat, build up a picture of the author's thrill-seeking, wilderness-loving life. Houston is at her best when describing the raw beauty of the American mountains and rivers where she feels so at home, and her best writings are those that describe her activities as a tour guide, or the adrenaline rush of shooting river rapids. Prescribed reading for all women - inspirational, poetic accounts of a life lived to the full. (Kirkus UK)

About the Author
Pam Houston is a part-time river and hunting guide, but not a hunter. She has contributed frequently to American magazines, and her short story 'How to Talk to a Hunter', was selected by Richard Ford for Best American Short Stories 1990.She lives in a high valley in Colorado, a place she calls the Roof of America.