Nature and Other Mothers
Author | : Brenda Peterson |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995-09-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780449909676 |
ISBN-13 | : 0449909670 |
Rating | : 4/5 (670 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nature and Other Mothers written by Brenda Peterson and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1995-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the success of Living by Water, novelist and nature writer Brenda Peterson turns her eye on the nature in human nature. Her focus in mainly the feminine body -- of earth and women, of animals, human and nonhuman. Whether writing about whales or women's bathing rituals, salmon or friendship, rain forests or life-saving dreams, Peterson weaves a compelling story of the bond between nature and ourselves. This rich, expanded collection was first hailed by critics as "lyrical and life-enhancing...with large doses of wonder, humor, and warmth." The new essays include a moving appeal to seek compassion in healing our sexual lives during this time of AIDS. There are also chronicles of the birth, death, and afterlife of a baby beluga whale, and of the seagull's memory for human faces. Peterson's passionately observed subjects range from lullabies to abortion, dolphins to old-growth forests, fundamentalism to fishing. Combining her skills as a mesmerizing storyteller and nationally acclaimed nature writer, Peterson explores the healing, vital symbiosis between the sacred, sensual body of our earth and the feminine -- and intimacy which instructs and inspires, but most of all sustains us.