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In Search of Kinship (PB): Modern Pioneering on the Western Landscape
In superbly crafted writing, Page Lambert weaves together stories of western ranching traditions and ancient native American beliefs.
272 pages, Paperback
First published March 21, 1996
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About the author
Page Lambert
18 books11 followersAuthor of the Wyoming memoir In Search of Kinship, and the Wyoming historical novel Shifting Stars, Page Lambert is an advisor for the Rocky Mountain Land Library, member of the International League of Conservation Writers, Colorado Authors’ League, founding member of Women Writing the West, and a longtime member of Wyoming Writers.
She has been writing about the western landscape and leading nature retreats in the West for twenty-two years, including the Literature & Landscape of the Horse retreat held at the Vee Bar Guest Ranch near Laramie.
Lambert's writing can be found inside monumental sculptures at the Denver Art Museum, online at Huffington Post, and inside the pages of dozens of anthologies.
Recently published works include the essay “Not for Sale” (Langscape Magazine, 2018), “The Rural West” (The Light Shines from the West, Fulcrum Books, 2018), and “Deerstalking” (Memoir Magazine, Guns and People Issue, 2018).
Forthcoming works include essays and poems in WAVES: A Confluence of Women's Voices (Room of Her Own Foundation, 2019).
A recipient of two Literary Fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council, Page designs and teaches graduate writing courses for the University of Denver’s Professional Creative Writing Master’s Program.
She writes the popular blog All Things Literary/All Things Natural from her mountain home west of Denver, Colorado.
She has been writing about the western landscape and leading nature retreats in the West for twenty-two years, including the Literature & Landscape of the Horse retreat held at the Vee Bar Guest Ranch near Laramie.
Lambert's writing can be found inside monumental sculptures at the Denver Art Museum, online at Huffington Post, and inside the pages of dozens of anthologies.
Recently published works include the essay “Not for Sale” (Langscape Magazine, 2018), “The Rural West” (The Light Shines from the West, Fulcrum Books, 2018), and “Deerstalking” (Memoir Magazine, Guns and People Issue, 2018).
Forthcoming works include essays and poems in WAVES: A Confluence of Women's Voices (Room of Her Own Foundation, 2019).
A recipient of two Literary Fellowships from the Wyoming Arts Council, Page designs and teaches graduate writing courses for the University of Denver’s Professional Creative Writing Master’s Program.
She writes the popular blog All Things Literary/All Things Natural from her mountain home west of Denver, Colorado.
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April 17, 2018
I had the wrong impression of what the book would be. I thought it would be a memoir built around finding the authors kin. However, the book is the routine,,day to day, life on a Wyoming ranch. It is more about animals and nature than about people. Nothing happens in the story. There are no memorable moments for the reader. It is the equivalent of reading a life story of a chef going to work every day and describing in detail the food he is preparing. Boring. The author has a literary way with words, which was a saving grace. I liked her style, which was the only reason I finished the book, but the shift from present to past tense and back again happened often and was annoying and the overuse of cliches was monotonous. If there were a story or character arc there, I missed them.
February 21, 2014
This is one of those rare books that makes your life better. I reread it often.
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