by Susan Fenimore Cooper (1998)
Reminiscences of a city woman's experiences in the country revealing the nostalgia of a rapidly urbanizing and industrializing nation for rural life.
Suzanne McMinn
"Craving a life that would connect her to the earth and her family roots, McMinn packed up her three kids, left her husband and her sterile suburban existence behind, and moved to rural West Virginia. Amid the rough landscape and beauty of this rural mountain country, she pursues a natural lifestyle filled with chickens, goats, sheep--and no pizza delivery"--Amazon.com.
Fred First
A collection of essays reflecting on the author's life and sense of place along Goose Creek in Floyd County, Virginia. The book is a companion to First's blog Fragments from Floyd.
Sallyann J. Murphey
Chronicles the Murpheys' first two years at Bean Blossom Farm after a life in Chicago and a switch to a simpler existence.
Elspeth Huxley
Huxley has recorded her memories of the years after *The Flame Trees of Thika* and *The Mottled Lizard*. Readers learn about her return to Kenya after eight years, the people and places she found, and about her visit in 1983. 8-page photo insert.