Diana Hottell moved to the Methow Valley in 1972, thereby taking on the most engrossing endeavor of her life. Being totally unprepared for the Methow was perhaps an advantage. When she began writing feature stories for the Methow Valley News, she wrote with an augmented appreciation for the lives of those she interviewed. She observed, "This book is a quiet read for times when we need to remember that the human race still possesses at least a few...