I don't know how to rate this novel. I really don't. The writing? 5 out of 5. The author has an exquisite, lyrical style that pulls you into the story from the very first sentence. I couldn't stop reading, even when I became thoroughly frustrated with how things were unfolding (more on that later...
This book is from Kim Barnes at the University of Idaho who was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for another novel in 1997. At first I was depressed as I began reading it because there is alot that is depressing about the storyline and there are several tragedies throughout the book. I did, howe...
I first read In the Wilderness when I was in high school. I remember being thrilled to be reading a book that was a coming of age story about a girl who grew up in Idaho - just like me! And I was profoundly inspired and for a brief time decided I would be a writer too. That didn't exactly last, b...