Here and Away: Discovering Home on an Island in Maine

by Deborah Cummins

In the summer of 1995, after years of being deeply but inexplicably drawn to northeast Maine from her native Midwest, Deborah Cummins traveled to Deer Isle, an island in eastern Penobscot Bay. In this gathering of personal essays and lyrical meditations that span several years during which this summer visitor becomes a cottage renter and finally a homeowner, Cummins invites readers to join in her journey of discovery and deepening connection, an eloquent exploration of the meaning of home and the differences between being from someplace and of a place.

239 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012