Thoreau's Backyard

In this unique collection, Glenn Rifkin, author, journalist and columnist, offers a series of his essays compiled from years of writing for the Concord, (Mass.) Journal, the local newspaper. Writing about the ties that bind a father to his son, a second marriage, new stepchildren, politics, spirituality, friends and characters who populate a special small town, Rifkin captures the feelings of life in a trying and challenging time. It is a mixture of humor, joy, sadness and insight into the lives we live today.