Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
With deadpan humor and a straightforward style, Alison Baker creates a slightly off-kilter world with stories that quickly pull us into the hearts and minds of her eccentric and appealing characters.
The title story, "How I Came West, and Why I Stayed," begins when the door to a bar in the frozen Rocky Mountains swings open and a traveling stranger appears: "I'm looking for cheerleaders," she says, and the reader is off on a distinctive and memorable quest.
Table of Contents
How I came west, and why I stayed -- Clearwater and latissimus -- The spread of peace -- The kidnappee -- Field notes -- The heaven of animals -- Flatus vocis -- My life in the frozen north -- Missionaries -- Love in the winter -- Doolittle's utopia -- Margaret Mead -- Better be ready 'bout half past eight.