Download or read book The Arbutus/Madrone Files written by Laurie Ricou and published by NeWest Publishers Ltd.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book-length commentary on twentieth-century Pacific Northwest writing, The Arbutus / Madrone Files explores the dynamics of the Pacific Northwest. Laurie Ricou’s meditations are dropped into thirteen files—such as, the "Island File," the "Salmon File," and inevitably, the "Rain File." Resonant quotations, poetry, song lyrics, and art from the region enhance Ricou’s own readings, which move from an academic perspective on the narratives of bio-region toward more personal reflections on home and the local.