Description: A beautifully written, moving memoir about how the diagnosis of a terminal illness led to a perilous journey of self-awareness that not only restored the author's health but also taught her the healing power of love and of our connection to the natural wo
Brief description: SUSAN J. TWEIT is an award-winning author whose passionate articulation of humans’ relationship with the “community of the land”—nature and the landscapes we love—has earned her accolades that include a Silver Eddie, the Oscar of magazine awards, for “The Last Refuge” in National Parks magazine, and a spot on the Denver Post’s “Colorado Voices” panel—twice. Her eleven books include Colorado Less Traveled, a finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and The San Luis Valley: Sand Dunes and Sandhill Cranes, hailed as “a joy to read” by High Country News. Tweit writes a weekly column, “Nature of Life,” for her local paper, the Mountain Mail. She also records and produces this material for broadcast on KHEN-FM, her local community radio, and as podcasts on her Web site, susanjtweit.com.