STILL POINTS NORTH was a book that bit in deep and settled its teeth there. In elegant, succinct prose, Newman drew a bloodied me into her adventurous tribulations with zero fuss or pagentry. I loved the balance of showing vs telling. Newman drops just enough hints and symbols for the reader to understand the subtext of her post-divorce childhood, and she does it without bogging down the story or talking down to the reader. It's as lovely and rare as a twin snowflakes.

STILL POINTS NORTH is an excellent book whether you've never read a memoir, read a few memoirs, or read five memoirs a week. It's going up on the mental "favorites" shelf for sure.