From the bestselling author of "Shipping News" and "Brokeback Mountain." In her memoir, Annie Proulx shares her love for her chosen home of Wyoming and her dream of building her dream house in a remote area by a river beneath rugged cliffs, surrounded by prairie grass and marshland. At the same time, she explores the history of this region once inhabited by Native Americans, as well as the fascinating family history of her French ancestors, reminisces about her childhood, and observes birds and nature. Annie Proulx's adventurous dream of a house in the wilderness thus becomes a panorama of a rich life and an entire world.