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Book Review: Bricks Underneath A Hoop Skirt

By Carolyn White Liferich Publishing 2018 ISB 978-1-4897-1637-8(sc) 101 pages Reviewed by Forrest Whitman When I picked up this book I was immediately skeptical. A book about a young woman working with horses in the backcountry sounded like another “girl meets horse” story. Not so this one. White has an understated, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, style. Her descriptions of many years working for guest ranches in the back country are fresh and keep you turning the pages. Life lived in the pioneer way with no electricity and sometimes no running water, comes through clearly and with no embellishment. She’s also unusual. She ...

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