1997. 307 pp. 17 marvelous stories by writers including novelists E. Annie Proulx and Pam Houston, as well as professional fly fisher Joan Wulff. Both men and women will enjoy these sometimes poignant, more often humorous tales of uniformly high literary quality. The anglers range from rookies ("My pathetic fly line swirls and tangles in the pellucid water, like icing artfully dribbled on a coffee cake") to the obsessed ("I am having trouble explaining trout fishing to my city friends. They think it's either idleness or blood lust."). With locales ranging from Maine to Minnesota to Oregon and one hilarious foray into Mongolia, these tales are heartily recommended for public libraries wherever fly fishing is popular.Midwest Book ReviewThis literary collection of outdoor writing by women will pull the readers from their armchairs and propel them up mountain sides, carry them deep under the sea, and take them down paths lined with memory, desire and the spirit of adventure. Whether they are scaling Denali or mountain biking over the hills of Marin, California, the voices in Another Wilderness describe (through both hair-raising stories and meditative essays) their physical, spiritual and transformative relationship to outdoor life. Fresh and original work by well-known writers and talented new voices, Another Wilderness is a collection sure to become a landmark in outdoor literature. New paperback.
