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Perfection of the Morning: A Woman's Awaking in Nature

by Sharon Butala · 1994

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Sharon Butala's memoir chronicles her midlife marriage and move away from the city to an isolated cattle ranch on the Great Plains. Evocative and moving, Perfection of the Morning articulates Butala's struggle to adapt, her spiritual rebirth as woman and writer, shaped by the landscape and guided by Nature's healing power.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
naturenatureMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of thisSaskatchewanSaskatchewanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 193 pages

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