"Wallace Stegner's is one of the most beguiling voices of [the] era, and
The Spectator Bird is one of his most appealing works."–Jane Smiley, from the introduction
"A fabulously written account of regret, memory and the subtleties and challenges of a long successful marriage. Stegner deals with the dual threads of the novel with aplomb.... A thoughtful, crystalline book." –Matthew Spencer,
The Guardian "There are rivers undammed, desert vistas unspoiled and forests uncut in the wondrous West because of his pen." –Timothy Egan,
The New York Times