FENCING OUT RAIN

by Rex Olsen

Overview

This is the story of a young man growing up on a remote Colorado ranch without telephone, electricity, or in-door plumbing. It explains how he managed to leave the ranch and enter the world of large corporations - without losing his love of the natural world.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014040334
Publisher:	Cottonwood Draw Press
Publication date:	02/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	917 KB

About the Author

Rex T. Olsen, retired from the corporate business world, has written several books, a collection of short stories, and a boatload of poetry. He lives with his wife, Elizabeth, and two American budgies, Miles D. and Ella F., on Bainbridge Island in Washington State. He enjoys playing jazz saxophone and cooking.

Editorial Reviews

I'm an avid reader; my taste running mostly towards mysteries and thrillers. A friend recommended "Fencing Out The Rain"; which a more literary book than my usual fare. I was so moved by it that I had to submit my first ever review.

This a beautifully written, poignant coming of age story of a young teen growing up in the `50s on a remote Colorado ranch without, electricity, telephone, or indoor plumbing. Olsen's descriptions of rural Colorado leap off the page; his love and respect fo

Norman Bonin

Olsen's story of his boyhood is fascinating. Set in rural Colorado, he describes his adventures and the locale with sincerity and beauty. He contrasts the high plains against the harshness of an environment without current day conveniences. In the same manner as he contrasts his teen-age perspective against the world of adults and, as he writes, "...but nobody ever listens to a fourteen year old." What pops up frequently is how events in his early life have created values for his later life and

Ray Peacoe

FENCING OUT RAIN is a moving memoir written in accessible, poignant prose. I felt truly transported into the place - the grand, rugged expanses of Colorado ranchland; as well as into the time - the early 50's when things may have been simpler but life was far more physically demanding and precarious.

Rex's boyhood was so different from that of boys today (imagine telling a kid these days that he can't have video games, TV, or even electricity!). But it is one that we should wish that al

Leeann Clark