carrie's review
Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams
carrie's review
rating:
bookshelves: creative-nonfiction
recommended for: people who like: memoir, family history, natural history, religious studies, or any combination
rating:
bookshelves: creative-nonfiction
recommended for: people who like: memoir, family history, natural history, religious studies, or any combination
this book is an illustration of a mormon family, a natural history of utah's salt lake, a meditation on illness, a lesson on the birds of utah, and an exploration of one woman's undying connection to the land. terry tempest williams combines and contrasts her mother's battle with cancer, and the rising of salt lake that threatens to destroy her beloved bird refuge. she does this deftly and delicately. if you have been touched by loss or illness or a tragedy beyond your control, this book should move you.
