Sue's Reviews > Where the Bluebird Sings to the Lemonade Springs

I enjoyed this set of essays much more than I anticipated. This was my first foray into Stegner and I'm ready for his fiction. His writing was accessible but also deep and instructive. These previously published essays are divided into three sections. The first section is a biographical section that was quite interesting as it told of his early life and deprivations. The second section is about the West as a place and included writings on public lands, environmentalism, government bureaus that oversee western lands, and the beauty of the land itself. Some of the information was fascinating. The third section was called "Witnesses" and it had essays on other western writers, so it was a literary homage to his fellow authors. The essays were critical essays on form and style, but written in a very easy to read style and quite fascinating. I was so intrigued by the Norman Maclean essay that I'm going to read "A River Runs Through It" immediately. I was also introduced to some other books that I want to read. Overall, it was a very interesting and satisfying read.