My Neck of the Woods

About the book

"Do you people get that way from living here, or were you all peculiar to start with?" a visitor once asked Louise Dickinson Rich. Even after 15 years in the forests of western Maine, the talented author could not give a simple answer. "All I'm going to do is just for once forget about the scenery & the weather & tell about the people." That resolution led to this book, the last of Rich's captivating series about life in remote Middle Dam, Maine. "You are going to laugh; there will be moments when a lump will mushroom suddenly in your throat... Earthy country lore & beautiful nature writing... authentic because Louise Rich knows the woods, the seasons, the heart-pull of the Northland & does not grow sentimental about it." - New York Times