| Water Mask Contributor(s): Devine, Monica (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602233721 ISBN-13: 9781602233720 Publisher: University of Alaska Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018032190 |
| Series: Alaska Literary |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.65 lbs) 175 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Water Mask is an adventurous memoir from Monica Devine, an itinerant therapist who travels to villages throughout Alaska and builds a life in this vast, captivating landscape. She traverses mountains, navigates sea ice with whalers, and whirls two thousand feet above tundra with a rookie bush pilot; she negotiates the death of her father, and the near-loss of her family's cabin on the Copper River. Her journey is exhilarating--but not without reminders of the folly of romanticizing a northern landscape that both rejects and beguiles. Reflections on family, place, and culture are woven into a seductive tapestry of a life well-lived and well-loved. |
Contributor Bio(s): Devine, Monica: - Monica Devine is an author and artist living in Eagle River, Alaska. Among her works are five children's books, including Iditarod: The Greatest Win Ever and Kayak Girl, the latter from the University of Alaska Press. |