{"product_id":"balsamroot-a-memoir-9780806133225","title":"Balsamroot: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eMelding past and present into a moving narrative, Mary Clearman Blew imaginatively recreates the dry, dusty, sparsely populated Montana of the early homesteaders and of her aunt Imogene's young womanhood. Striving to understand why her aunt chose a life alone, away from the ranch where she grew up, Blew evokes the rigors of her own growing-up years. We witness her yearnings for independence and escape; her own choices regarding marriage, divorce, and single parenthood; and the poignant reconnection with her daughter. A rich and unforgettable blend of intimate reflection, diaries, history, and local legend, Balsamroot reveals one of our top writers at her most personal and compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlew, Mary Clearman:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Clearman Blew\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Idaho, Moscow. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eBone Deep in Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBalsamroot: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLambing Out And Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Oklahoma Press) and \u003cem\u003eSister Coyote: Montana Stories\u003c\/em\u003e and is coeditor of \u003cem\u003eCircle of Women: An Anthology of Contemporary Western Women's Writing\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50413117210898,"sku":"9780806133225","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee588c62-bced-448a-b966-ff3fed090491.jpg?v=1729347614","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/balsamroot-a-memoir-9780806133225","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}