A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska - Hardcover

Johnson, Kaylene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0882409263 ISBN 13: 9780882409269

Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books, 2013

Synopsis

This is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska were wilderness is just out the back door of their home. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. Mothers everywhere will relate to the hard, familiar choice between holding close and letting go.

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From the Back Cover

""A Tender Distance "is written with a calm, deep grace. It is a poem of a book, suffused with courage, sadness, and beauty."

Richard Goodman, Author of "French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France, "and "The Soul of Creative Writing "

About the Author

Kaylene Johnson is a professional writer and longtime Alaskan and the author of the New York Times bestseller Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down. Her award-winning articles have appeared in Alaska magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Spirit magazine, and other publications. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0882409263
• ISBN 13: 9780882409269
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208