In an effort to make sense of the deaths in quick succession of several
loved ones, Kathleen Dean Moore turned to the comfort of the wild,
making a series of solitary excursions into ancient forests, wild
rivers, remote deserts, and windswept islands to learn what the
environment could teach her in her time of pain. This book is the record
of her experiences. It's a stunning collection of carefully observed
accounts of her life--tracking otters on the beach, cooking breakfast in
the desert, canoeing in a snow squall, wading among migrating salmon in
the dark--but it is also a profound meditation on the healing power of
nature.