Refuge
An Unnatural History of Family and Place
$31.91
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 December 1992
Summary
In the spring of 1983, Terry Tempest Williams learned that her mother was dying of cancer. That same season, The Great Salt Lake began to rise to record heights, threatening the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and the herons, owls, and snowy egrets that Williams, a poet and naturalist, had come to gauge her life by.
One event was nature at its most random; the other, a by-product of rogue technology—Terry’s mother, and Terry herself, had been exposed to the fallout of atomic bomb tes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679740247 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679740244 |
| Author: | Terry Tempest Williams |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 December 1992 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Vintage Books |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“There has never been a book like Refuge, an entirely original yet tragically common story, brought exquisitely to life.”
—San Francisco Chronicle
“Moving and loving… both a natural history of an ecological phenomenon [and] a Mormon family saga… A heroic book.”
—The Washington Post Book World
“A record of loss, healing grace, and the search for a human place in nature’s large design. Terry Tempest Williams’s courage is matched by the earnest beauty of her language and the keen compassion of her observations.” —Louise Erdrich
“The wonderful thing about Refuge is that Terry Williams is too full of life herself, and too fascinated by all its manifestations, to write a gloomy book. There isn’t a page in Refuge that doesn’t whistle with the sound of wings.” —Wallace Stegner
“Brilliantly conceived… one of the most significant environmental essays of our time.” —The Kansas City Star
About The Author
Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams is the award-winning author of fifteen books, including Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, Finding Beauty in a Broken World, When Women Were Birds, and, most recently, The Hour of Land. Her work has been widely anthologized around the world. She lives in Castle Valley, Utah, with her husband, Brooke Williams.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.