Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place [B0758]

1992 PB in excellent condition. 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 tests in the 1950s. As it interweaves these narratives of dying and accommodation, Refuge transforms tragedy into a document of renewal and spiritual grace, resulting in a work that has become a classic.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "I want to meet Terry Tempest Williams! What a hero! She gives so beautifully, and having been to the Bear River Bird Refuge just gave it so much more meaning! The way she writes about her mother's battle with cancer, the birds' battle with the rising levels of the Great Salt Lake, her own battle with the very real loss of her mother, etc. was poignant, beautiful, and moving. My 5 Stars means it changed my life, and I definitely want to read all of her other works. Absolutely loved it."; "Another new favorite. I haven't sobbed from reading a book in a while so this really reminded me of the power in writing"