Sandstone Seduction: Rivers and Lovers, Canyons and Friends

Lee's earthy Arizona memoir, peppered with b&w photos of men, friends, rocks, and rivers, limns her love affair with the Southwest, where she grew up in the 1940s. Lee has been a singer, actress, musicologist, and activist on behalf of wilderness, but it's her skill as a storyteller that's the point here. Essays, recollections, journal entries, and snippets of letters ramble through the years like water through Lee's beloved Glen Canyon. The memoir is not indexed. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)