![]() ![]() ![]() Martha Washington, who served as a kind of nanny, gets a beautiful tribute in an essay called “Kindness” as the source of “every decent thing about me.” Houston’s childhood otherwise gave her few reasons to love or trust anyone. People do these things for her because she loves and trusts with a wholeheartedness she credits to the gentle steadiness of the woman who cared for her from the time she was two days old. ![]() Reading her warm, reflective book about her beloved Colorado ranch is like sitting down with a friend - and after reading it, you understand why some of Houston’s are so devoted they would drive 10 hours through a blizzard to sit with her over a dying dog, or talk their way through roadblocks to rescue her horses from an oncoming wildfire. Pam Houston has one of the most engaging voices in contemporary American literature: direct, frank, and plainspoken. ![]()
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