Nature and Other Mothers - Personal Stories of Women and the Body of Earth (Paperback, 1st Ballantine Books Trade paperback ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ballantine Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1998
First published:	October 1998
Authors:	Brenda Peterson
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	192
Edition:	1st Ballantine Books Trade paperback ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-449-90967-6
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General Promotions
LSN:	0-449-90967-0
Barcode:	9780449909676

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