There Is a Season: A Memoir

by Patrick Lane

Book Overview

Believed by many to be one of the finest poets of his generation, Patrick Lane is also a passionate gardener. He lives on Vancouver Island, a place of uncommon beauty, where the climate is mild, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771046340
• ISBN13: 9780771046346
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

brilliant... haunting

A previous reviewer writes that this is a "man's book." I have absolutely no idea what this means and really don't think that it does the book justice. The book, if anything, is work of pure poetry. It is a book of love, love for life and for beauty. If is a book of memory and of tragedy and of hope. If there is any book I recommend for both men and women, it is this book!

This is a Real Man's Book

"There is a Season" is most definitely a Man’s book. It is an autobiography that is written with such a gut-wrenching honesty, it will provide catharsis for all who read it. The book follows the author through a year in the life of his garden, and through flashbacks we learn of his battles with alcohol and drug abuse, along with the inevitable demons that haunt us all. If you read no other work by Patrick Lane, read this one – twice.