Story of My Heart

Contributor(s): Jefferies, Richard (Author), Williams, Terry Tempest (Author), Williams, Brooke (Author), Slovic, Scott (Afterword by)

ISBN: 9781937226411

Publisher: Torrey House Press

Hardcover

$21.95

Pub Date: November 4, 2014

Dewey: B

LCCN: 2014939595

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.90" H x 6.90" L x 4.30" W ( 0.60 lbs) 240 pages

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Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

"A first-rate tribute to an author who now has been rescued from obscurity."
--THE UTAH REVIEW

Originally published in 1883, The Story of My Heart explores the existence of a "soul-life" as British nature writer Richard Jefferies experienced while wandering in England. With an introduction by Terry Tempest Williams and essays by Brooke Williams alongside Jefferies' original work, these two beloved writers and environmentalists contemplate dilemmas of modernity, the intrinsic need for wildness, and what it means to be human in the 21st century. Scott Slovic, editor of ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment, provides the afterword.

Review Quotes: "Terry and Brooke's quest to understand Jefferies' ideas of a 'soul-life' has brought the British writer's ideas alive."

--THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE

"A first-rate tribute to an author who now has been rescued from obscurity."

--THE UTAH REVIEW

"A small volume that packs a punch."

--THE DURANGO HERALD

"The couple converses with Jefferies in the book as if with a new friend...Jefferies' prescient call for solitude in nature has proven itself worth fresh consideration."

--ALBUQUERQUE WEEKLY ALIBI

"What makes The Story of My Heart such an enjoyable find is the context that Terry and Brooke provide with their own commentary."

--JACKSON HOLE NEWS & GUIDE

"The Williamses anchor Jefferies' profound inquiry to our churning world and illuminate their own passionate quests for truth and understanding."

--BOOKLIST, starred review

"Brooke and Terry give a sense of cohesion to Jefferies's writing, and leave readers with much to ponder about our own chaotic, fast-paced, work-obsessed world."

--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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