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The beloved author of Refuge returns with a work that explodes and startles illuminates and celebratesTerry Tempest Williamss mother told herI am leaving you all my journals but you must promise me you wont look at them until after Im goneReaders of Williamss iconic and unconventional memoir Refuge well remember that motherShe was one of a large Mormon clan in northern Utah who developed cancer as a result of the nuclear testing in nearby Nevada It was a shock to Williams to discover thather mother had kept journalsBut not as much of a shock as what she found when the time came to read themThey were exactly where she said they would be three shelves of beautiful cloth-bound books I opened the first journalIt was empty I opened the second journalIt was emptyI opened the thirdIt too was empty Shelf after shelf after shelf all of my mothers journals were blank What did Williamss mother mean by that Infifty-four chapters that unfold like a series of yoga poses each with its own logic and beauty Williams creates a lyrical and caring meditation of the mystery of her mothers journals When Women Were Birds is a kaleidoscope that keeps turning around the question What does it mean to have avoice Note blank pages are intentional.
About the Author
She is the award-winning author of Leap, An Unspoken Hunger, Refuge & most recently Red - A Desert Reader. She lives in Castle Valley, Utah.
