"Place and how we define it—and how it defines us—is a through line throughout the collection of eleven essays. Moore writes about where we come from and the disconnection we often feel between each other: between veterans and nonveterans, between people of different political beliefs, between regions, between eras. These pieces build into a contemplative whole, one that is a powerful meditation on why where we come from means something and how we'll always bring where we are with us, no matter where we go."

Such a wonderfully thought-provoking collection of essays that made me think deeply about the ways I use place as a personal identity marker, and the ways that homesickness is not so much a longing for a specific place but a longing for the version of myself that said place brought out in me. I'll be carrying these words around in my head for months (years) to come, and recommending this book to everyone I know. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book, and to Steven Moore for writing it.