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This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig is a memoir examining his upbringing on a rural Montana cattle ranch, depicting a life of herding cattle under the expansive skies. Following his mother's death when he was six, Doig's narrative explores the grief-filled struggles of his father and I, our adventures in the local countryside, and reflections on how these experiences shaped his understanding of life and culture. The memoir includes themes of parental loss and a family's emotional and financial hardship.