Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon
Autor(a) de A Place in the World
About the Author
Image credit: Cinda with Award from Reader's Favorite
Obras de Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Locais de residência
- Colombia, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Germany, California, usa
- Ocupação
- Environmental Scientist
- Premiações
- William Penn Mott Award;KIndle Best Book; Reader's FAvorite;Writer's Digest short list
- Pequena biografia
- Cinda Crabbe MacKinnon grew up in Latin America. She began telling stories to her little brother when they were children in Bogotá. Her experiences and love for the people, culture and natural setting of Colombia resulted in her novel, A Place in the World. A writer, former university lecturer, and environmental scientist, she has an MS in geology and a longtime passion for botany. This background enables her to weave details into her writing on tropical nature and geology, as well as other cultures. She has published short stories as well as articles in journals on environmental topics; she received the William Penn Mott Award for environmental advocacy. She lives in northern California with her husband Tom and their golden retriever.
Membros
Resenhas
Prêmios
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 1
- Membros
- 10
- Popularidade
- #908,816
- Avaliação
- 4.7
- Resenhas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 1
This novel tells the story of a twenty-two-year-old American woman—a budding biologist and naturalist—who finds herself permanently transplanted to the cloud forests of Colombia through a series of events mostly beyond her control. In the early chapters, it is a story of young love, passion, deception, betrayal, and friendship against the backdrop of a beautiful unknown world. In the middle chapters, it is the story of a determined woman struggling against incredible odds to sustain a decent life for herself and her child; and finally, toward the end, it is the story of one woman’s slow progression toward mature love and a fulfilling sense of community.
When I finished this book, I felt like I’d taken a rewarding journey alongside a fascinating tenacious woman determined to find her place in the world. I put the book down with a heartfelt sense of loss, because I wanted to remain with that woman and her story. To me this is always the sign of a genuine five-star story.
There is much about this book that reminded me of “Out of Africa” by Isak Dinesen. Both books tell a similar type of tale, but Dinesen’s writing is far more literary, lyrical, and profound. That does not mean that MacKinnon’s book is less noteworthy; the two books are in different classes and should not be compared. Dinesen’s book is outstanding literary fiction; MacKinnon writes outstanding popular fiction with lovely lyrical overtones. There’s a place for both. It is possible to give five stars to both novels and not have to measure one against the other.
I’m sure MacKinnon’s book will have wide appeal among a large variety of readers. It is predominantly an extraordinary and amazing story and that’s what most readers want when they pick up a novel. This book delivers a remarkable story that seems as credible as real life. I recommend it highly.… (mais)