#nature-writing

#nature-writing

Opal Whiteley's early life in Oregon shaped her literary career, characterized by a profound connection to nature and a remarkable, albeit eccentric, personality. After publishing her book, she quickly vanished from public view.

Lockdown had left her with post-Covid cabin fever, itchy to be elsewhere after the long months of caring for her family and students.

"Splendid, warm, and exhaustively researched... Morris shares poignant and revelatory stories. Some are tragic. Some are frustrating. Some are funny. Some are sweet. Just listen. All these stories contain truth." -Sy Montgomery

All autobiographies are lies... I mean deliberate lies. The veracity of autobiographical writing is under scrutiny once again following allegations that the bestselling memoir The Salt Path is not quite the unflinchingly honest account of one couple's triumph over adversity as billed.

The leaked 1967 government report suggesting that peace wasn’t in society’s best interest was a hoax yet manipulated public perception, fueling decades of conspiracies.