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ret·ro·spec·tion

(ret'rō-spek'shŭn),
The act or process of surveying and reviewing the past.
[retro- + L. specto, pp. spectatus, to look at]
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Ehrlich, the author of The Solace of Open Spaces as well as novels, poetry and other nonfiction, puts her considerable skill to work in Facing the Wave, which blends observation and retrospection gleaned from travels with friends and guides.
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