In the Wilderness by Kim Barnes

In the Wilderness by Kim Barnes

Poet Kim Barnes grew up in northern Idaho, in the isolated camps where her father worked as a logger and her mother made a modest but comfortable home for her husband and two children. Their lives were short on material wealth, but long on the riches of family and friendship, and the great sheltering power of the wilderness. But in the mid-1960's, as automation and a declining economy drove more and more loggers out of the wilderness and into despair, Kim's father dug in and determined to stay. It was then the family turned fervently toward Pentecostalism. It was then things changed.
In the Wilderness is the poet's own account of a journey toward adulthood against an interior landscape every bit as awesome, as beautiful, and as fraught with hidden peril as the great forest itself. It is a story of how both faith and geography can shape the heart and soul, and of the uncharted territory we all must enter to face our demons. Above all, it is the clear-eyed and moving account of a young woman's coming of terms with her family, her homeland, her spirituality, and herself.
In presenting Kim Barnes the 1995 PENJerard Fund Award for a work-in-progress by an emerging female writer, the panel of judges wrote that In the Wilderness is far more than a personal memoir, adding that it stands almost as a cautionary example of the power of good prose to distinguish whatever it touches. Indeed, In the Wilderness is an extraordinary work, courageous, candid, and exquisitely written.

I decided to stay in Lincoln (UK) after graduating in 2014, and I currently work from my home studio, which is surrounded by books and my two cats. In most cases, you'll find me holding a pencil in one hand and a cup of tea in the other. I enjoy baking and gardening when I'm not illustrating. I am fortunate enough to live in Lincoln, right near to the gorgeous canal, where I enjoy taking short walks in the sunshine.

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ISBN 13	9780385478212
ISBN 10	0385478216
Title	In the Wilderness
Author	Kim Barnes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Year published	1997-02-17
Number of pages	272
Prizes	Winner of Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (Regional Book) 1997, Commended for Idaho Library Association Book Award 1996
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.