Eight Miles from Nowhere by Frances Thomas (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Title: Eight Miles From Nowhere. The Author Did, And She Reflects On These Vicissitudes With Both Nostalgia And Humor. Language: English. Number of Pages: 118. Weight: 0.4 lbs. Publication Date: 2018-05-29.
SynopsisImagine the isolation of a place where, within several miles of home, there were no people other than immediate family--no modern conveniences, telephones, television, internet, newspaper or mail delivery, supermarkets or shopping malls. Imagine a terrain sometimes more hospitable to mesquite trees, rattlesnakes, and jackrabbits than to human inhabitants. Imagine hot, dry weather that could change abruptly as a blue norther rolled in across the plains, dropping temperatures thirty or forty degrees before nightfall. Could you thrive in such an environment? The author did, and she reflects on these vicissitudes with both nostalgia and humor., Imagine the isolation of a place where, within several miles of home, there were no people other than immediate family-no modern conveniences, telephones, television, internet, newspaper or mail delivery, supermarkets or shopping malls. Could you thrive in such an environment?