{"product_id":"this-hill-this-valley-hal-borland-9781635619102","title":"This Hill, This Valley: A Memoir (American Land Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Inspiring Year on a New England Hill Farm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Borland, whose nature essays graced the Sunday \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e for almost 4 decades, transported readers to a simpler time and place by his intimate perspective on weather, flowers, birds, and the changing seasons. After being hospitalized with a dangerous bout of appendicitis and reassessing his values, he and his wife decided to retreat to a farm in the Berkshire Hills of northwest Connecticut. From that place-for 36 years-he composed the essays which provided a calming rejuvenation for his legions of avid followers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorland describes his process: \"We came here, not to a cabin in the wilderness but to a farmhouse beside a river. I have spent the months and years since, living with this small fraction of the universe and trying to know its meaning-to own it, that is, in terms of observation and understanding.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Hill, This Valley\u003c\/em\u003e ushers us eloquently through a year on the farm in an area known as Weatogue: Spring: (\"The apple trees are in bloom, and a magnificent sight\"); summer: (\"One of the most difficult of all sounds to put down on paper is the song of a bird.\"); autumn: (\"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also the wider horizon more clearly seen.\"); winter: (\"The sparrows make Winter a pleasanter time for any countryman.\")\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeeply satisfying, these classic vignettes may be enjoyed for just a few minutes or all afternoon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe sure to read Hall Borland's other bestselling classics, also available from Echo Point Books: \u003cem\u003eWhen the Legends Die: The Timeless Coming-of-Age Story about a Native American Boy Caught Between Two Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e (hardcover 1635618630, paperback 1635618649);\u003cem\u003e The Dog Who Came to Stay: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e (hardcover 1635618835, paperback 1635618843);\u003cem\u003e Sundial of the Seasons \u003c\/em\u003e(hardcover 1635619084, paperback 1635619076); \u003cem\u003eHal Borland's Book of Days \u003c\/em\u003e(hardcover 163561706X, paperback 1635617596); \u003cem\u003eHal Borland's Twelve Moons of the Year\u003c\/em\u003e (hardcover 1635619017, paperback 1635619009); and \u003cem\u003eHigh, Wide and Lonesome: Growing Up on the Colorado Frontier\u003c\/em\u003e (paperback 1635618827). \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Hill, This Valley\u003c\/em\u003e is also available from Echo Point Books in hardcover (1635619114).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal Borland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635619106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635619102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Hal Borland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993796313343,"sku":"9781635619102","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53fd17c1-4633-4930-88a2-a8d96ee54a63.jpg?v=1683326366","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-hill-this-valley-hal-borland-9781635619102","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}