If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska
Description
In the remote Alaskan town of Haines, daily life unfolds against a breathtaking landscape shaped by fierce weather, close-knit relationships, and the ever-present wild. As a local obituary writer and newspaper columnist, the narrator gathers the stories of neighbors, friends, family members, and the memorable characters who make this isolated community feel like home. Through warm, witty, and compassionate observations, the book explores grief, resilience, belonging, family, and the rituals that bind a small town together. It offers an intimate portrait of rural Alaska and the extraordinary richness found in ordinary lives.
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ebook
Algonquin Books
Published Jan 1, 2010
294 pages
ISBN: 9781565126565
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Details
First Published
2005
Language
eng
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