| A Tender Distance: Adventures Raising My Sons in Alaska Contributor(s): Johnson, Kaylene (Author) |
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ISBN: 0882407724 ISBN-13: 9780882407722 Publisher: Alaska Northwest Books OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Parenting - Motherhood - Biography & Autobiography | Women |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009008721 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.4" W x 5.5" (0.65 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Tender Distance presents fifteen finely-crafted vignettes that explore the perils and joys of raising two fearless boys from toddlerhood to young men. A Tender Distance is a memoir about motherhood and raising children in Alaska, where a vast wilderness shaped the people they would someday become. When Kaylene Johnson and her family moved to the Last Frontier, she was thrilled with the spectacular setting of their new life. But she was also unsettled by the risks she never before had to consider. Moose regularly frequented the school bus stop and bears seasonally sauntered through their yard. Her story begins with the leave-taking of her oldest son, as she considers this new season in all of their lives and reflects on family, faith, and what it means to be a mother. Written with wit, wisdom, and a grateful heart, this is a mother's story about raising her two boys in Alaska where wilderness is just out the back door of their home. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Kaylene: - Kaylene Johnson is a professional writer and longtime Alaskan and the author of the New York Times bestseller Sarah: How a Hockey Mom Turned Alaska's Political Establishment Upside Down. Her award-winning articles have appeared in Alaska magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Spirit magazine, and other publications. She holds a BA from Vermont College and an MFA in Writing from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. |