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Not precisely a story, or an essay, this book is a life caught in pages and images. The photographs are like thoughts, simple and multi-layered at the same time, full of details of color and texture; palpable. We long for honesty from our friends and neighbors - this is it. Each word is thoughtful, but not studied. She lets you in, to the center of a life. If you love the physical-ness of books, smooth pages, the smell, a nice compact size, print, lovely little flourishes at the end of chapters, you will hold this book often. Don't mistake me, it is not cloying, just satisfying. After all this, what is the book about? One woman's journey to Canada in the late 1960's to buy an old farm, and somehow fit into the local community and make a home and a life. That's it, but it's enough.