If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name by Heather Lende

This is part memoir, part travelogue of Lende's life and work in Haines, Alaska, a small and secluded fishing village.

I was absolutely taken in my Lende's descriptions of Alaska and small town life, and her descriptions of the townspeople - many of whom she gets to know due to her job as the obituary writer.

In turns funny, sad, introspective and touching, I found this a great memoir to pick up and put down, reading chapters in stages so to fully absorb the Alaskan experience. Recommended!