{"product_id":"the-solace-of-open-spaces-by-ehrlich-gretel","title":"The Solace of Open Spaces by Ehrlich Gretel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of transcendent, lyrical essays on life in the American West, the classic companion to Gretel Ehrlich's new book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnsolaced\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Wyoming has found its Whitman.\" --Annie Dillard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoet and filmmaker Gretel Ehrlich went to Wyoming in 1975 to make the first in a series of documentaries when her partner died. Ehrlich stayed on and found she couldn't leave. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a chronicle of her first years on \"the planet of Wyoming,\" a personal journey into a place, a feeling, and a way of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEhrlich captures both the otherworldly beauty and cruelty of the natural forces--the harsh wind, bitter cold, and swiftly changing seasons--in the remote reaches of the American West. She brings depth, tenderness, and humor to her portraits of the peculiar souls who also call it home: hermits and ranchers, rodeo cowboys and schoolteachers, dreamers and realists. Together, these essays form an evocative and vibrant tribute to the life Ehrlich chose and the geography she loves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally written as journal entries addressed to a friend, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis raw, meditative, electrifying, and uncommonly wise. In prose \"as expansive as a Wyoming vista, as charged as a bolt of prairie lightning\" ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Ehrlich explores the magical interplay between our interior lives and the world around us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Gretel Ehrlich and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Any one of [its 12 chapters] stands beautifully on its own . . . She brings the long vistas into focus with the poise of an Ansel Adams.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A stunning rumination on life on Wyoming's High Plains . . . Ehrlich's gorgeous prose is as expansive as a Wyoming vista, as charged as a bolt of prairie lightning.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewsday\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ehrlich's best prose belongs in a league with Annie Dillard and even Thoreau. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereleases the bracing air of the wilderness into the stuffy, heated confines of winter in civilization.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ehrlich [is] a gifted essayist and nature writer.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Vivid, tough, and funny . . . an exuberant and powerful book.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Annie Dillard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eThe Solace Of Open SpacesPreface\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObituary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther Lives\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout Men\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Sheepherder's Notebook\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriends, Foes, and Working Animals\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Smooth Skull of Winter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn Water\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust Married\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRules of the Game\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo Live in Two Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Storm, the Cornfield, and Elk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGretel Ehrlich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Cold Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Future of Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeart Mountain, Facing the Wave,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Solace of Open Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Ehrlich studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She lives in Wyoming.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 18 \u0026amp; up\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePenguin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eDecember 02, 1986\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9780140081138\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.39\" H x 7.76\" L x 5.08\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e144 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45492367130810,"sku":"9780140081138","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/71aAMkLkh5L._SY466.jpg?v=1767665496","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-solace-of-open-spaces-by-ehrlich-gretel","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}