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A Book Of Silence A Timely Alluring Expiration Pleasures by Sarah Midland
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1582435170
ISBN-13
9781582435176
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72074246
Product Key Features
Book Title
Book of Silence
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Mindfulness & Meditation, Inspiration & Personal Growth, Personal Memoirs, General, Literary
Genre
Body, Mind & Spirit, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
20 oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-032950
Reviews
"As Maitland seeks to both lose and find herself in silence, she articulates a remarkably graceful and penetrating response to that mysterious and essential force." -- Booklist (starred review) "A timely and alluring exploration of the pleasures and powers of silence." --Tim Parks, author of A Season with Verona, "As Maitland seeks to both lose and find herself in silence, she articulates a remarkably graceful and penetrating response to that mysterious and essential force." -Booklist(starred review) "A timely and alluring exploration of the pleasures and powers of silence." -Tim Parks, author ofA Season with Verona
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Decimal
155.9/2
Synopsis
In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country, and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she set out to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye. Maitland finds her experiences both euphoric and dark, mirrored in the accounts of others who have encountered silence -- from explorers and mystics to long-distance sailors. And in a wonderfully confiding, witty voice, she delves deep into the rich cultural history of silence, exploring its significance in fairytale and myth, its importance to the Western and Eastern religious traditions, and its use in psychoanalysis and artistic expression. Maitland's journey into silence holds surprises and setbacks, but mainly reveals a deepening happiness. Her story culminates in her building a hermitage on an isolated moor in Galloway, and as she guides readers through experiences of silence in this new home, she evokes a sense of peace that includes the reader in its intimate tranquility., A personal and cultural exploration of silence and its value in our lives--"[an] artful book, mixing autobiography, travel writing, meditation, and essay" ( Independent , UK). In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she began to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye. Maitland also delves deep into the rich cultural history of silence, exploring its significance in fairy tale and myth, its importance to the Western and Eastern religious traditions, and its use in psychoanalysis and artistic expression. Her story culminates in her building a hermitage on an isolated moor in Galloway. "Her book is probably unique in its subject, and timely, because good, healing silence is becoming hard to find, and we may not know we need it" ( Guardian , UK).
LC Classification Number
PR6063.A355B66 2009
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