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Heyday Books
April 2008
On Sale: April 1, 2008
306 pages
ISBN: 159714083X
EAN: 9781597140836
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Non-Fiction
Stories and essays by the highly acclaimed author of Snow
Mountain Passage and coauthor of Farewell to Manzanar.
Taking inspiration from California s breathtaking
landscapes, history, and distinctive way of life, Where
Light Take Its Color from the Sea reveals a writer s keen
appreciation of place. This collection of Houston s shorter
work spans his forty-year career and tackles varied topics:
the concept of regionalism, lessons of a master potter, the
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and various aspects of
American history, including the gold rush, the Donner
party, and the internment of Japanese Americans during
WWII. Santa Cruz a coastal city circumscribed by a mountain
range where Houston makes his home provides both a literal
and figurative place from which to stand and observe. From
the historic cupola of his house, he describes the timeworn
candy store across the street, the touch of light on the
mountains and the sea, his forebears journey to California,
and other perspectives on place. A new regionalism is on
the rise, according to Houston, one that is characterized
by conscious choice and has a higher level of awareness
about the interlocking and interdependent workings of the
world. Those who are familiar with the author s novels will
enjoy the eloquence of his shorter works, while others will
be delighted to discover this writer, traveler, and native
Californian.
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