The Way Home: A Wilderness Odyssey - Brossura
The Way Home springs from the tradition of Walden, following a woman's path from the elbow-to-elbow blacktop of Manhattan deep into the rugged Adirondack forest, some 250 miles north. From the opening episode, in which this sensitive and intrepid memoirist loses her way in the woods close to home. Wein's story deepens into an intimate exploration of kinship and loss, of belonging and discovery. At its heart, The Way Home is a love story - a tale about the way we fall in love with both place and people, and what it means to fulfill our need for a place in the natural world. Wein helps us understand that the intimate and reciprocal relationship between "inside" and "outside" helps make us who we are and who we can be. Ultimately, this is a book written with extraordinary warmth, humor, and honesty about the human spirit: about the discovery, construction, transformation, and care of the self.
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- EditoreTupelo Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2004
- ISBN 10 1932195130
- ISBN 13 9781932195132
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- Numero di pagine205
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Provocative from the opening lines, this is a treasure trove of love, loss, humor, and self-discovery amidst the trees and cabins of the Adirondack Mountains: Somewhere around the age of 40, when I should have been deciding if I wanted to take my last chance at having a second child, should have been looking for a good job I began instead to learn everything I could about staying out all night in the woods. Since I live in Manhattan, this pursuit could hardly be construed as even marginally relevant to my real life. Think Gretal Ehrlich and Annie Dillard. But this work is both more personal and more universal. Think Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer for sensitivity to the natural world and narrative sweep. This book stands out from other tales of the land: it is about the romance and primitive majesty of the wilderness, how it shelters and awes us, terrifies us, and ultimately provides us with a sense of place. Here is exquisitely detailed narration balanced with sharp insights into modern life in the wilderness. "Bibi Wein offers a lovely and penetrating look into the thickets of the Adirondack woods and of the human heart." -Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature "The Way Home is a beautifully written, deeply spiritual and disarmingly honest meditation on nature-that found in the glorious out-of-doors as well as that of the infinitely less elegant (and far more exasperating) human being. Think of it as modern-day Walden-a way to sit in an armchair and experience the soul-stirring revelations that are offered when one learns to keep quiet and let the land speak." -Elizabeth Berg, author of The Art of Mending Memoir. Provocative from the beginning, this winner of the 2002 Tupelo Press Prose Award wanders through the serious, the mundane, and the humorous as the author seeks to find her way home. A seasoned hiker and weekend outdoor enthusiast, Wein moves from New York to a rural Adirondack town. When she and her partner get lost in the woods, the narrative winds backwards and forward with them, examining how they came to be at this perplexing place in their lives, and where, day after sweaty day, they are going. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781932195132
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Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: New. First Paperback Edition. Winner of the 2002 Tupelo Press Prose Award""A wonderful achievement. I read it one sitting. It's beautifully written, very compelling""--Deborah Tall""Somewhere around the age of 40, when I should have been deciding if I wanted to take my last chance at having a second child, should have been looking for a good job to replace the one that had recently ended . . . I began instead to learn everything I could about staying out all night in the woods. Since I live in Manhattan, this pursuit could hardly be construed as even marginally relevant to my real life.""Provocative from the beginning, this true tale wanders through the serious, the mundane and the humorous as the author seeks to find her way home physically and emotionally.A seasoned hiker and weekend outdoor enthusiast, Wein moves from New York to a rural Adirondack town. One day like any other, she and her partner take a walk in the woods and don't come back for a long time. From this event-getting lost in the primeval splendor (and terror) of the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park--the narrative winds backward and forward, examining how they came to be at this perplexing place in their lives, and where, day after sweaty day, they are going. The couple's predicament sparks a life-long romance with the wilderness that parallels the perils and pleasures of their own midlife romance.Reminiscent of Gretal Ehrlich, Annie Dillard, and Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer, Bibi Wein proves herself just as thoughtful a chronicler of human and natural mores. Codice articolo DADAX1932195130
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Provocative from the opening lines, this is a treasure trove of love, loss, humor, and self-discovery amidst the trees and cabins of the Adirondack Mountains: Somewhere around the age of 40, when I should have been deciding if I wanted to take my last chance at having a second child, should have been looking for a good job I began instead to learn everything I could about staying out all night in the woods. Since I live in Manhattan, this pursuit could hardly be construed as even marginally relevant to my real life. Think Gretal Ehrlich and Annie Dillard. But this work is both more personal and more universal. Think Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer for sensitivity to the natural world and narrative sweep. This book stands out from other tales of the land: it is about the romance and primitive majesty of the wilderness, how it shelters and awes us, terrifies us, and ultimately provides us with a sense of place. Here is exquisitely detailed narration balanced with sharp insights into modern life in the wilderness. "Bibi Wein offers a lovely and penetrating look into the thickets of the Adirondack woods and of the human heart." -Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature "The Way Home is a beautifully written, deeply spiritual and disarmingly honest meditation on nature-that found in the glorious out-of-doors as well as that of the infinitely less elegant (and far more exasperating) human being. Think of it as modern-day Walden-a way to sit in an armchair and experience the soul-stirring revelations that are offered when one learns to keep quiet and let the land speak." -Elizabeth Berg, author of The Art of Mending Memoir. Provocative from the beginning, this winner of the 2002 Tupelo Press Prose Award wanders through the serious, the mundane, and the humorous as the author seeks to find her way home. A seasoned hiker and weekend outdoor enthusiast, Wein moves from New York to a rural Adirondack town. When she and her partner get lost in the woods, the narrative winds backwards and forward with them, examining how they came to be at this perplexing place in their lives, and where, day after sweaty day, they are going. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781932195132
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Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Provocative from the opening lines, this is a treasure trove of love, loss, humor, and self-discovery amidst the trees and cabins of the Adirondack Mountains: Somewhere around the age of 40, when I should have been deciding if I wanted to take my last chance at having a second child, should have been looking for a good job I began instead to learn everything I could about staying out all night in the woods. Since I live in Manhattan, this pursuit could hardly be construed as even marginally relevant to my real life. Think Gretal Ehrlich and Annie Dillard. But this work is both more personal and more universal. Think Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer for sensitivity to the natural world and narrative sweep. This book stands out from other tales of the land: it is about the romance and primitive majesty of the wilderness, how it shelters and awes us, terrifies us, and ultimately provides us with a sense of place. Here is exquisitely detailed narration balanced with sharp insights into modern life in the wilderness. "Bibi Wein offers a lovely and penetrating look into the thickets of the Adirondack woods and of the human heart." -Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature "The Way Home is a beautifully written, deeply spiritual and disarmingly honest meditation on nature-that found in the glorious out-of-doors as well as that of the infinitely less elegant (and far more exasperating) human being. Think of it as modern-day Walden-a way to sit in an armchair and experience the soul-stirring revelations that are offered when one learns to keep quiet and let the land speak." -Elizabeth Berg, author of The Art of Mending Memoir. Provocative from the beginning, this winner of the 2002 Tupelo Press Prose Award wanders through the serious, the mundane, and the humorous as the author seeks to find her way home. A seasoned hiker and weekend outdoor enthusiast, Wein moves from New York to a rural Adirondack town. When she and her partner get lost in the woods, the narrative winds backwards and forward with them, examining how they came to be at this perplexing place in their lives, and where, day after sweaty day, they are going. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9781932195132
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