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A Strong West Wind: A Memoir

In this exquisitely rendered memoir set on the high plains of Texas, Pulitzer Prize winner Gail Caldwell transforms into art what it is like to come of age in a particular time and place. A Strong West Wind begins in the 1950s in the wilds of the Texas Panhandleâ€“a place of both boredom and beauty, its flat horizons broken only by oil derricks, grain elevators, and church More »

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The Average Review score is 4.1 on a scale of 5.0. Total 32 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Arts & Literature might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 30 July

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[ 5.0 stars ] "Gail Caldwell's A Strong West Wind is a beautifully-written memoir of a woman who grew up in the high plains of West Texas. The story begins with her mental escape from what seeemed like a cultural desert through voracious reading as a child, and of her flight as a young woman from her origins and the judgement of her parents into the broader world. Only as a mature woman does she come to unde ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Arts & Literature review is genenrated by Sam L. Pfiester which was written on October 14, 2012 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "Caldwell is a master at writing. There are no extra or elaborate descriptions, yet what she describes is crystal clear and said in a way that is unique. I especially like what she has written on the subject of addiction and the frustration of failing in the process. "It was like covering a blackboard with writing every morning and then that night erasing everything you'd learned."I haven't ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Arts & Literature review is genenrated by Sophia Ana "Antonia" which was written on May 31, 2012 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] "The author asks: How do we become who we are? It would seem to me that we ARE who we are! Gail Caldwell was always a lover of books, so she became a book reviewer--or literary critic if you want to be fancy. She didn't become a reader, she WAS a reader. She used drugs but she didn't become a drug addict. It would seem that she arrived at her adult place by becoming an adult, by havin ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Arts & Literature review is genenrated by Anne Salazar "inveterate reader" which was written on May 12, 2012
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[ 5.0 stars ] "Bought this after reading another of Caldwell's books, and this did not disappoint. I wanted to know more about her after the first book--Let's Take the Long Way Home, written after A Strong West Wind. Her writing is so personal, descriptive and specific. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Arts & Literature review is genenrated by Sniderwoman which was written on April 17, 2012 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 5.0 stars ] "Gail Caldwell has a magical, sensible way with words that wrap themselves around the reader's heart, hopes and experience. The shock! The sadness! The empathy! The confusion. The peace. But it's more than a matter of generating emotion. It's an achievement in transforming the reader and in the expert cultivation and shaping of the reader into a character participating in the story. I l ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Arts & Literature review is genenrated by Peggi Ridgway "Author, SENDING FLOWERS TO AME... which was written on July 6, 2011 Review fetched on August 27, 2013 by Books Central.

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Available	Yes
Author	Gail Caldwell
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780812972566
ISBN	0812972562
Label	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	256
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	2007-01-09
Publisher	Random House Trade Paperbacks
ReleaseDate	2007-01-09
Studio	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Title	A Strong West Wind: A Memoir

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