A Book Of Silence
by:
Sara Maitland (author)
After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, the author began to crave silence. She has spent periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Australian bush, and the Isle of Skye. This book interweaves these experiences with the history of silence...
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After a noisy upbringing as one of six children, and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, the author began to crave silence. She has spent periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Australian bush, and the Isle of Skye. This book interweaves these experiences with the history of silence through fairy-tale and myth.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847081513 (1847081517)
Publish date: August 1st 2009
Publisher: Granta Books (UK)
Pages no: 311
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Faith,
Biography Memoir,
Spirituality,
Folklore
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