A review by steeperthandeep
The Land of Little Rain by Mary Austin

5.0

The Land of Little Rain composed itself at the time the twentieth century was being born. The archaic poetry in its prose, and the benign prejudices betrayed by a phrase here and there, attest to the fact. But if you are accustomed to reading classic literature of any kind this will not throw you. And this is a classic, and it is indispensable to anyone with more than a passing interest in the American Southwest. I found the last chapter to be the most compelling: speaking of a manner of living simply and appreciatively on the land.

Mary Austin lived for a time in Carmel, California. And I am confident in saying that Carmel is the better for it.