This House of Sky

I do have relatives in some remote places and when I talked to this one about discovering Ivan Doig, she said that he was a great writer, known far beyond his native Montana, and that she had read several of his books and was glad I was finally starting to catch up. This House of Sky is a memoir that......more

I had a previous introduction to Ivan Doig with his wonderfully well-written book "Last Bus to Wisdom". At the time, it was just what I wanted. From beginning to end the book did not fail to entertain. When I found an earlier book this same author had written, much earlier, namely "This House of Sky......more

How odd that a book so firmly rooted in the power of language should leave me at a loss for words to explain its profound effect. I think I hesitate to describe it because I know I will not do justice to Mr. Doig's writing or to the lives he so compellingly illumines in these pages. Although this is......more