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Let Them Tell You: New and Selected Short Stories
334 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2026
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August 14, 2026
A book of short stories based in Alaska - well written - interesting stories of the land, living, & people.....
August 8, 2026
I've been fascinated with Alaska ever since I was a young girl and heard my dad say that when he was stationed there in the service during the late 40s, he almost decided to stay and make his home there. Looking through his battered leather photo album, the place conjured up so many thoughts and images. What was it about such a stark, cold, barren place that captured my dad's imagination and heart and drew him to want a life in such a place? To this day, I can still picture that photo album and hear him reminiscing about those stories and that exotic locale.
So when I heard about this author's book of stories solely about Alaska, and that she had been drawn there too so long ago, I just knew that I had to read it. And this book, just like my dad's photo album of old, completely mesmerized me and drew me in, each vignette winding itself around me and bringing me ever closer to a land that became more elusive the more I read about it. Each story is a master work, alternately leaving me with feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, bittersweetness, discomfort, melancholy, hopefulness and awe. Feelings as large and grandiose as the land of which they're written about.
At one point the author makes the statement that some people come to Alaska and find the home they've been looking for all along (not an exact quote) and I found that interesting in view of how my father reacted to his time there. Unfortunately, he never did make it his home, but in the long run that was fortunate for me as I wouldn't have been born. However, I was extremely fortunate to come across this book because it was a very satisfying and heartfelt read that I wouldn't have missed for the world.
***I won an Early Reviewers copy of this book through a LibraryThing Giveaway. My review is strictly voluntary.***
So when I heard about this author's book of stories solely about Alaska, and that she had been drawn there too so long ago, I just knew that I had to read it. And this book, just like my dad's photo album of old, completely mesmerized me and drew me in, each vignette winding itself around me and bringing me ever closer to a land that became more elusive the more I read about it. Each story is a master work, alternately leaving me with feelings of loss, sadness, loneliness, bittersweetness, discomfort, melancholy, hopefulness and awe. Feelings as large and grandiose as the land of which they're written about.
At one point the author makes the statement that some people come to Alaska and find the home they've been looking for all along (not an exact quote) and I found that interesting in view of how my father reacted to his time there. Unfortunately, he never did make it his home, but in the long run that was fortunate for me as I wouldn't have been born. However, I was extremely fortunate to come across this book because it was a very satisfying and heartfelt read that I wouldn't have missed for the world.
***I won an Early Reviewers copy of this book through a LibraryThing Giveaway. My review is strictly voluntary.***
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