SEASONING

<div>David Young combines autobiography poetry nature writing and food writing in a remarkable book that celebrates life without denying its losses and mysteries. Organized by the months of the year <i>Seasoning</i> traces the passing of time and the cycles of loss and renewal meditating on the human place in the natural world.<br> <br> Set in northeastern Ohio where the author has lived and worked for close to forty years <i>Seasoning</i> demonstrates that an unremarkable place-no grand scenery no special claims to beauty-can be the perfect setting in which to learn about animals plants food geology history weather and time. Coming to terms with place and time and connecting them the author suggests may be our true task in life.<br> <br> Among the many distinctive features of this lovely book are the recipes arranged seasonally and revealing Young's preference for natural foods prepared with care.</div>