The Prophet of Dry Hill by David Gessner
David Gessner had always known of John Hay. A nature-writing legend, author of fifteen books, Hay was something of a hero to the younger Gessner. But it wasn't until he returned to his childhood home on Cape Cod that Gessner befriended the older man. At first, Gessner thought he might write a biography of a writer he admired, but Hay became more friend than subject, and Gessner's book became a dramatic record of what the young man learned from his elder.The Prophet of Dry Hill is the beautifully written and compelling story of their year together. But more than just a book about friendship, it's a lyrical testament to the importance of living a life connected to the wild. John Hay lived deeply on one piece of land on Cape Cod for sixty years. As a consequence, he has much to tell Gessner, and us, about the importance of cultivating deep connections to the land we live on. His words speak to our forgotten need for space and for reaching beyond ourselves to the world outside. In our increasingly frenetic world, a life like John Hay's--rooted, connected to the natural world, wild--provides a radical counterpoint to our screen-filled existence.David Gessner is the author of a number of novels, the most recent of which is Sick of Nature. The Boston Globe named his book Return of the Osprey one of the top ten nonfiction books of the year. Gessner is a professor at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and the editor of Ecotone, a literary journal. He and his wife and children live in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780807005989 |
| ISBN 10 | 0807005983 |
| Title | The Prophet of Dry Hill |
| Author | David Gessner |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Beacon Press |
| Year published | 2018-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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