This Hill, This Valley
by Hal Borland
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A classic country memoir-Hal Borland's masterful story of one year spent immersed in nature on his New England farmAfter a nearly fatal bout of appendicitis, Hal Borland decided to leave the city behind and move with his wife to a farmhouse in rural Connecticut. Their new home on one hundred acres inspired Borland to return to nature. In this masterpiece of American nature writing, he describes such wonders as the peace of a sky full of stars, the breathless beauty of blossoming plants, the show more way rain swishes as it hits a river, and the invigorating renewal brought by the changing seasons. The d show lessTags
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Hal Borland (1900-1978) was the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, most of which draw on his understanding of country life and the natural world. He was best-known for his nature essays in The New York Times
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