The extravagantly praised, nationally bestselling first novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dillard--a mesmerizing evocation of life in the Pacific Northwest during the last decades of the 19th century. A novel of character that blends history, social change, and individual dreams in a sophisticated, seamless prose.--Seattle Times. n nThis New York Times bestselling novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard is a mesmerizing evocation of life in the Pacific Northwest during the last decades of the 19th century.n