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An Owl on Every Post

By: Sanora Babb
Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
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Sanora Babb experienced pioneer life in a one-room dugout, eye-level with the land that supported, tormented and beguiled her; where her family fought for their lives against drought, crop-failure, starvation, and almost unfathomless loneliness. Learning to read from newspapers that lined the dugout' s dirt walls, she grew up to be a journalist, then a writer of unforgettable books about the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, most notably Whose Names Are Unknown.

The author was seven when her parents began to homestead an isolated 320-acre farm on the western plains. She tells the story through her eyes as a sensitive, fearless young girl who came to love the wind, the vastness, the mystery and magic in the ordinary. This evocative memoir of a pioneer childhood on the Great Plains is written with the lyricism and sensitivity that distinguishes all of Sanora Babb' s writing.

An Owl on Every Post, with its environmental disasters, extreme weather, mortgage foreclosures, and harsh living conditions, resonates as much today as when it first appeared.

©2012 Joanne Dearcopp (P)2014 Recorded Books Gardening Homesteading

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"Alyssa Bresnahan brings an evocative sepia tone to this beautiful memoir about the lives of a real pioneer family.... Bresnahan's thoughtful pacing and the slightly roughened edge she gives her clear, warm voice perfectly conjure wide skies and strong winds, and echo the considered speech of people who don't talk much. And when they do talk, she offers telling portraits of everyone from child to grandfather." (AudioFile)
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Babb is an incredible writer - this a wonderfully vivid book about her life and the life of her family. I especially loved the descriptions of landscape and nature, and getting a glimpse into their hard but interesting lives. She really could capture the highs and lows of humanity. Her grandfather was a particular highlight.

I highly recommend this book, as well as Whose Names Are Unknown which is also on audible, and I am looking forward to reading more of Babb's work.

So glad this book is on audible

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I have loved this story, and will start all over again. Sanora Babbs writing just conjures up vivid pictures for the listener of her difficult but fascinating life. Will buy the print book. Alyssa Bresnahan is an amazing reader, her voice changing in such a natural way for each character. Thank you, Audible.

Just magical.

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