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Cargando... Trespass: Living at the Edge of the Promised Landpor Amy Irvine
   Abuse, Grief, Loss (52) Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. 1   co_coyote | Oct 25, 2009 | 
It took a flight to the desert after the suicide of her estranged, alcoholic father and a crisis in her marriage before activist Irvine (Making a Difference: Stories of How Our Outdoor Industry and Individuals Are Working To Preserve America's Natural Places) finally accepted herself and the harsh forces that have shaped her life. Nestled amid descriptions of the stark, red-rock desert of the Colorado Plateau, speculation about ancient inhabitants, and reflection on the Mormon migration west is Irvine's own story, which she unfolds gradually while moving seamlessly between past and present. Growing up in Salt Lake City under a cloud because she was a "half-breed"-half Mormon and half Gentile-Irvine suffered from chronic alienation that worsened after she moved to a desolate country of God-fearing Mormons who viewed outsiders, especially environmentalists, with suspicion. In a story at once compelling and exasperating, Irvine is like a fictional heroine bent on self-destruction. Finally, at the height of crisis, an epiphany occurs, and the author reveals what was heretofore hidden-that this is a story of love and reconciliation. This beautifully written work deserves a place among memoirs and Western writings in public and academic libraries. Premios
"Trespass might as well beDesert Solitaire's literary heir . . . It's hard to imagine a personal history more transporting that this one."--Judith Lewis,Los Angels Times Book Review Trespass is the story of one woman's struggle to gain footing in inhospitable territory. A wilderness activist and apostate Mormon, Amy Irvine sought respite in the desert outback of southern Utah's red-rock country after her father's suicide, only to find out just how much of an interloper she was among her own people. But more than simply an exploration of personal loss,Trespass is an elegy for a dying world, for the ruin of one of our most beloved and unique desert landscapes and for our vanishing connection to it. Fearing what her father's fate might somehow portend for her, Irvine retreated into the remote recesses of the Colorado Plateau--home not only to the world's most renowned national parks but also to a rugged brand of cowboy Mormonism that stands in defiant contrast to the world at large. Her story is one of ruin and restoration, of learning to live among people who fear the wilderness the way they fear the devil and how that fear fuels an antagonism toward environmental concerns that pervades the region. At the same time, Irvine mourns her own loss of wildness and disconnection from spirituality, while ultimately discovering that the provinces of nature and faith are not as distinct as she once might have believed. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — Cargando...GénerosSistema Decimal Melvil (DDC)979.2History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. UtahClasificación de la Biblioteca del CongresoValoraciónPromedio: (4.1)
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But the last third of the book began to fall apart for me. I thought it was a little disjointed and disorganized. I had the sense of an author with a lot of material still on the desk and no clear idea of how to bring the book to a close. Later, after a bit of on-line research, I realized this part of the book was written after Irvine's struggle with with a physical illness that caused a great many problems in all aspects of her life. I think that struggle is reflected in this part of the book. This is probably not the book (at least the last third) that Irvine set out to write, but it is probably the only book she could write and still get on with her life. In any case, there is enormous tallent here, and I look forward to reading the next book by this interesting author. (