Brendan & Lori O'Gara

This book wonderfully written is an interesting look at one woman’s struggle to find her place in history. It makes you think about why we attribute so much to where we were raised and where we are from when establishing ourselves as adults.

Molly and her soon to be husband Chris move to Montana on land her family owns. They plan to stay there a year. Surrounded by nature in all its glory and the presence of wild predators, the young couple starts the challenging process of building a traditional Mongolian yurt. Living in the yurt gives Molly a place of her own. It feels contrary to the modern world that she was accustom.

Molly explores what it means to be from some where. She is often asked, “Where are you from?” and her answer is always, “from nowhere.” Molly is face to face with what her childhood means to to her. What being in a in a family that traveled often and the need to have roots means to her adult self. Molly is forced to come to terms with the myth she invents for herself growing up and the adult she really is.

I’m read this book in 2018 and again recently. What I like about the book is the opportunity to live through her experiences. Not many of us can quit our jobs and live in our dream home that we build with our own hands. I was jealous of her in that aspect which caused some of the story to sound like whining to me. Overlooking that, the story was great, her writing style was smooth and believable.

All in all, a good read.

Light & Love, Lori