Rough Beauty

Escape to the wild Rockies with Karen Auvinen as she seeks answers to life's big questions in "Rough Beauty." In this captivating memoir, Auvinen's determination to live on her own terms leads her to a primitive cabin, where she grapples with solitude, loses everything in a fire, and embarks on a heroic journey to find community. With echoes of Annie Dillard and Gretel Ehrlich, this "beautiful, contemplative" debut honors the wildness of the Rockies and offers a glimpse into a life pared down to its essentials. Exploring themes of resilience and the allure of nature, "Rough Beauty" is a luminous and lyrical exploration of finding one's own path and embracing the unpredictability and grace of living intimately with the forces of nature.