Maine: The Seasons

by Terrell S. Lester

Maine is a place that inspires lifelong devotion in visitors and residents alike. It is a place that encompasses many worlds within its boundaries--mountains and lakes, rivers and forests, a dramatic coastline--and supports a unique way of life influenced by both geography and climate. The Seasons captures the rugged beauty and spirit of Maine by taking us into its very heart, through images and words.

Featuring 127 color photographs by acclaimed landscape photographer Terrell S. Lester, and original essays by four celebrated writers--Elizabeth Strout on spring, Ann Beattie on summer, Richard Russo on autumn, and Richard Ford on winter- - The Seasons gives us a richly evocative, visually glorious appreciation of the look, the feeling, the essence, of Maine.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Travel

160 pages, Hardcover

First published May 22, 2001

Reviews

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am obsessed with this book. It's by a guy who lives in Maine and looks like Corky St. Claire from Waiting for Guffman. He didn't become a photographer until he was 32. And that's okay, because that's probably going to be the age when I get smart and start summering in Maine. Maine is too good to be true. I love every image in this book. I also love that it's divided by seasons.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Being from the interior, my heart longs for Maine. Lester's photography is luminous and Ann Beattie,Richard Ford, Richard Russo and Elizabeth Strout all write seasonally appropriate essays about the state that stole my heart.

[Krista Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful depiction of Maine's seasons throughout the year through photographs and accounts from Mainers and Out-of-Staters. Does not help my want to go back and visit!