Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende

Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs by Heather Lende

The Alaskan landscape-so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable-may be the reason the people in Haines, Alaska (population 2,400), so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make life mean more. Since her bestselling first book, If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name, a near-fatal bicycle accident has given Lende a few more reasons to consider matters both spiritual and temporal. Her idea of spirituality is rooted in community, and here she explores faith and forgiveness, loss and devotion-as well as raising totem poles, canning salmon, and other distinctly Alaskan adventures. Lende's irrepressible spirit, her wry humor, and her commitment to living a life on the edge of the world resonate on every page. Like her own mother's last wish-take good care of the garden and dogs-Lende's writing, so honest and unadorned, deepens our understanding of what links all humanity.

Heather Lende is a former contributing editor at Woman's Day and has published essays and analysis to NPR, the New York Times, and National Geographic Traveler, among other newspapers and magazines. She is a columnist for the Alaska Dispatch News and an obituary writer for the Chilkat Valley News in Haines, as well as the recipient of the Alaska Press Club's Suzan Nightingale McKay Best Columnist Award. Discover the Good, Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs, and If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name are among her prior best-selling works. In 2004, the Haines Chamber of Commerce named Lende Citizen of the Year. Heatherlende.com is her website.

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ISBN 13	9781565125681
ISBN 10	1565125681
Title	Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs
Author	Heather Lende
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Year published	2010-05-18
Number of pages	287
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