![]() in fact, the longing to return to the land and its people, to embrace the prairie's beauty, its stillness and be a part of it without fear of rejection resonate throughout the narrative.Įventually, Melanie finds her strength and her voice and the silence of the prairie from without and within her is broken - at least for a little while but there is still much to be done. despite some painful experiences, Melanie moves forward and writes about them all with courage and without sounding bitter. ![]() a call from her friend Melissa sparks something within her and Melanie decides to take a month off from work to visit her hometown during harvest and confront again the silence that has grown deep in her heart.Īs Melanie relates, among others, her family dynamics, her first sexual experience, her spirituality and involvement with a Christian group, we see her growth as a person and how these factors have influenced her thinking and outlook. Anaïs NinĪuthor Melanie Hoffert takes us on a journey back to her roots in rural America where she is "not ready to be exposed" as a lesbian and where "anything not visible in North Dakota is probably abnormal."Ī child of the North Dakota prairie, Melanie moves to Minneapolis to pursue her career. ![]() ![]() ![]() There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ![]()
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