Pulling Down the Barn: Memories of a Rural Childhood (Great Lakes Books) - Softcover
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Synopsis
Pulling Down the Barn eloquently recalls author Anne-Marie Oomen's personal journey as she discovers herself an outsider on her family farm located in western Michigan's Oceana County, in the township of Elbridge―a couple hundred acres in the middle of rural America. Written as a series of heartfelt interlocking narratives, this collection of essays portrays the realities of farm life: haying, picking asparagus and cherries, the machinery of tractors and pickers; but each chapter also touches upon the more ethereal and rarely articulated: the stoic love that permeates a family, the farmer's struggle with identity, and the way land can shape a childhood. With its rich language and style, Pulling Down the Barn engrosses the reader in Oomen's memories―setting beauty and wonder against work and loss―and paints a poignant portrait of growing up in rural Michigan.
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About the Author
Anne-Marie Oomen is chair of the Creative Writing Department at Interlochen Art Academy.
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