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Inspired by the California landscape, Where Light Take Its Color from the Sea reveals a writer s nuanced appreciation of place and exhibits his mastery of style. From the cupola of his house in Santa Cruz that radiant city by the sea Houston introduces us to subjects closest to his heart: the timeworn candy store across the street, the light-trimmed mountains by the sea, and his forebears journey to California. This selection of essays and short stories, drawn from forty years of writing, is always thoughtful, always truthful, at times playful, and invariably original and engaging.
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About the Author
Born in San Francisco, James D. Houston has lived for many years in Santa Cruz. From this vantage point he has explored, both in fiction and nonfiction, the western U.S. and the Asia Pacific region. He has written eight novels, the most recent including Bird of Another Heaven and Snow Mountain Passage, the latter named one of the year's best books by the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. With his wife, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, he co-authored Farewell to Manzanar, a novel about the Japanese American internment. Among his numerous honors are a Wallace Stegner Fellowship at Stanford, Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio residency program, two American Book Awards, and the Humanitas Prize.
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''Sober (in the very best sense), considered, thoughtful these pieces represent the very best of James D. Houston's magnificent work.'' --Carolyn See, author of There Will Never Be Another You and Golden Days
''All the pieces in this collection are a delight, whether you're reading them the first time or coming back for seconds.'' --San Francisco Chronicle
All the pieces in this collection are a delight, whether you re reading them the first time or coming back for seconds. --San Francisco Chronicle
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- PublisherHeyday
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1597141054
- ISBN 13 9781597141055
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages296
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