{"product_id":"this-hill-this-valley-a-memoir-american-land-classics-paperback","title":"This Hill, This Valley: A Memoir (American Land Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHal Borland\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Inspiring Year on a New England Hill Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Borland, whose nature essays graced the Sunday \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e for almost 4 decades, transported readers to a simpler time and place by his intimate perspective on weather, flowers, birds, and the changing seasons. After being hospitalized with a dangerous bout of appendicitis and reassessing his values, he and his wife decided to retreat to a farm in the Berkshire Hills of northwest Connecticut. From that place-for 36 years-he composed the essays which provided a calming rejuvenation for his legions of avid followers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorland describes his process: \"We came here, not to a cabin in the wilderness but to a farmhouse beside a river. I have spent the months and years since, living with this small fraction of the universe and trying to know its meaning-to own it, that is, in terms of observation and understanding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Hill, This Valley\u003c\/em\u003e ushers us eloquently through a year on the farm in an area known as Weatogue: Spring: (\"The apple trees are in bloom, and a magnificent sight\"); summer: (\"One of the most difficult of all sounds to put down on paper is the song of a bird.\"); autumn: (\"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also the wider horizon more clearly seen.\"); winter: (\"The sparrows make Winter a pleasanter time for any countryman.\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply satisfying, these classic vignettes may be enjoyed for just a few minutes or all afternoon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe sure to read Hall Borland's other bestselling classics, also available from Echo Point Books: \u003cem\u003eWhen the Legends Die: The Timeless Coming-of-Age Story about a Native American Boy Caught Between Two Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e (hardcover 1635618630, paperback 1635618649);\u003cem\u003e The Dog Who Came to Stay: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e (hardcover 1635618835, paperback 1635618843);\u003cem\u003e Sundial of the Seasons \u003c\/em\u003e(hardcover 1635619084, paperback 1635619076); \u003cem\u003eHal Borland's Book of Days \u003c\/em\u003e(hardcover 163561706X, paperback 1635617596); \u003cem\u003eHal Borland's Twelve Moons of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e (hardcover 1635619017, paperback 1635619009); and \u003cem\u003eHigh, Wide and Lonesome: Growing Up on the Colorado Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e (paperback 1635618827). \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Hill, This Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is also available from Echo Point Books in hardcover (1635619114).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 334\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412098957490,"sku":"9781635619102","price":33.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/2a49d1490ed3c514b25c769e3ef38966.webp?v=1778314458","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/this-hill-this-valley-a-memoir-american-land-classics-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}