My Town: Writers on American Cities
America refracted through these writers’ minds is not one place but many. Writing careers are rooted in the sensual memories of early childhood, of a particular time and place, a small town or a farm or a city neighborhood. Frequently, for this group of writers, the sense of home means an immigrant culture, with a parent or grandparent from another land. For many, the central word about America is “possibility.”
(Book, 84 pgs.)