The Horizontal World Growing up in the Middle of Nowhere: a Memoir |
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| Author:
| Marquart, Debra |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58243-345-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2006 |
| Publisher: | Counterpoint Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.00USD $24.00 |
Book Description:
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Debra Marquart grew up on a farm in rural North Dakota--on land her family had worked for generations. From the earliest age she knew she wanted out; surely life had more to offer than this unyielding daily grind, she thought. But she was never able to abandon it completely. "[A] rich memoir, set in North Dakota, about growing up on and escaping from a family farm for a future that held once unheard-of opportunities as a rock musician, poet, and English...
More DescriptionDebra Marquart grew up on a farm in rural North Dakota--on land her family had worked for generations. From the earliest age she knew she wanted out; surely life had more to offer than this unyielding daily grind, she thought. But she was never able to abandon it completely.
"[A] rich memoir, set in North Dakota, about growing up on and escaping from a family farm for a future that held once unheard-of opportunities as a rock musician, poet, and English teacher." --Chicago Sun-Times