A Place on Water
A Place on Water
In A PLACE ON WATER, a trio of wonderful, long essays, three quite different writers – one a nature and outdoor writer, another a poet, and the third an essayist and novelist – let us sit in on their friendship and what draws them, inexorably, to the same small pond in Maine.
In A PLACE ON WATER, a trio of wonderful, long essays, three quite different writers – one a nature and outdoor writer, another a poet, and the third an essayist and novelist – let us sit in on their friendship and what draws them, inexorably, to the same small pond in Maine.
Reviews:
“…extended essays …meditative skinny-dippers, pond lovers, bird-watchers, and inspectors…of trees and snowstorms..charming book deserves wide readership.” -Maxine Kumin, April 2004
“…finely crafted… trio of charming essays…delightful read…can be experienced over and over” -Katahdin Press, February 7, 2006
“…idle talk, birds, dreams…provides a vision of what could be in the world beyond the pond…” -DownEast Magazine, July 2004
“…to be read when the bugs aren’t too bad and you can doze off in the hammock…” -Bangor Daily News, July 5, 2004
“These back-to-the-ponders weave a vision of an inland heaven, one we should all be so lucky to experience.” -The Bar Harbor Times, July 1, 2004
“three writer friends…encourage an intimacy,…with them, with the place…These men love this pond, and each other.” -ECHOES,The Northern Maine Journal, July-September 2004
“…gem of a book…writers…have crafted three perfect essays about their beloved pond, joining them as beautifully as dovetail joints…” -Working Waterfront/Inter-Island News, Dec 2007/Jan 2007
Honorable Mention, 2006 Maine Literary Awards “…told with humor and affection… appeal to anyone…drawn to spend time near water.” -Maine In Print, Summer 2006
Additional Information
| Weight | 1 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 6 x 9.00 x 1.016 in |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 978-0-88448-262-8 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Author | Robert Kimber, Wesley McNair, Bill Roorbach |
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