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Drinking the Rain: A Memoir
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SOLVED: Non-Fiction > SOLVED. A New York Divorcee forages for seafood at her shore cabin while rebuilding it. [s]

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message 1: by Heather (new)

Heather Heroldt | 9 comments A woman from New York City travels back and forth to an inherited family shore cabin, eventually divorcing her husband and moving permanently into the cabin, which is on an island she has to take a ferry to. A lot of the book covers her exploration of the island and foraging for wild food using Euell Gibbons books the Blue Eyed Scallop and maybe Wild Asparagus. I think she also travels to New Mexico at some point in the account. She talks about food discovery a lot in her travels. I think I read it about 25 years ago, so maybe 1995? I have somehow confused my recollection of the name with Anne Morrow Lindbergh's Gift From the Sea, sigh. That's not it.


message 2: by Lobstergirl, au gratin (new)

Lobstergirl | 44924 comments Mod
Fiction or nonfiction?


message 3: by Heather (new)

Heather Heroldt | 9 comments I think non-fiction, kind of autobiographical. I think the woman was a writer. I remember I went on a Euell Gibbons readfest after reading this book, lol.


message 4: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54958 comments Mod
Drinking the Rain: A Memoir by Alix Kates Shulman seems to match your description. There are different cover images.

Here's the Google Books preview - https://books.google.com/books?id=d0x... You can search and find references to Euell Gibbons and his books "Blue Eyed Scallop" and "Wild Asparagus".

(Google search - site:www.goodreads.com biography "new york" cabin divorce seafood)


message 5: by Heather (new)

Heather Heroldt | 9 comments THAT'S IT!! Thank you so much! I am so thrilled to have this book back in my life!
Thanks for the search tips, too. I can usually find things and somehow I just wasn't getting the magic combo on this one, lol.


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Heather Heroldt | 9 comments Heather wrote: "A woman from New York City travels back and forth to an inherited family shore cabin, eventually divorcing her husband and moving permanently into the cabin, which is on an island she has to take a..."

I think this is now solved - is this how I notify you? Thanks!


message 7: by Kris (new)

Kris | 54958 comments Mod
Great. Glad you found your book, Heather.

Yes, posting a comment that you found your book is good. I marked your request as Solved by clicking the small "edit" link after the topic header/title on the full desktop website (this doesn't work on the mobile website or app).


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