Ecologist
Anne LaBastille created the life that many people dream about. When she
and her husband divorced, she needed a place to live. Through luck and
perseverance, she found the ideal spot: a 20-acre parcel of land in the
Adirondack mountains, where she built the cozy, primitive log cabin
that became her permanent home. Miles from the nearest town, LaBastille
had to depend on her wits, ingenuity, and the help of generous
neighbors for her survival. In precise, poetic language, she chronicles
her adventures on Black Bear Lake, capturing the power of the
landscape, the rhythms of the changing seasons, and the beauty of
nature’s many creatures. Most of all, she captures the struggle to
balance her need for companionship and love with her desire for
independence and solitude. Woodswoman is not simply a book about living
in the wilderness, it is a book about living that contains a lesson for
us all.
