Overview :In "Persephone in America," Alison Townsend deftly weaves autobiography with myth in this reinvention of the tale of Demeter and Persephone ... Read More
Overview :In this quiet, clear-eyed collection, Townsend meditates on loss--childhood bereavement, depression, divorce--to arrive at the realization t... Read More
Overview :When Alison Townsend purchased her first house, in south-central Wisconsin, she put down roots where she never imagined settling. To underst... Read More
Overview :Alison Townsend shapes the memories within this book like the meditative and meandering rivers that inspired them. The Persistence of Rivers... Read More