When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374288976 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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I opened the second journal. It was empty. I opened the third. It too was empty Shelf after shelf after shelf, all of my mother’s journals were blank.” What did Williams’s mother mean by that? In fifty-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 mother's journals. When Women Were Birds is a kaleidoscope that keeps turning around the question “What does it mean to have a voice?” Note: blank pages are intentional.. The beloved author of Refuge returns with a work that explodes and startles, illuminates and celebratesTerry Tempest Williams’s mother told her: “I am leaving you all my journals, but you must promise me you won’t look at them until after I’m gone.”Readers of Williams’s iconic and unconventional memoir, Refuge, well remember that mother. She was one of a large Mormon clan in northern Utah who developed cancer as a result of the nuclear testin
It vibrates with the earned honesty of a great soul. “The writing of Terry Tempest Williams is brilliant, meditative, and full of surprises, wisdom, and wonder. At some point I realized I was reading every page twice trying to memorize each insight, each bit of hard-won wisdom. A remarkable journey, a remarkable story.” Rick Bass, author of The Wild Marsh“Williams narrates stories that range wide and run deep Here, readers get a Terry Tempest Williams who is at the top of her game, the master of her craft a gift from a writer who knows how to split the world open.” Cheryl Strayed, Orion. Then I realized I could keep it on my bedside table and read it every night.” Pam Houston, author of Conte
When Women Were Birds, What were men? As a guy who loves women, I hesitated a bit before diving into this book. But once I did, there was no turning back. The idea of blank journal pages (and actual blank pages in the book) forced me to think about my role in silencing women and what I may have missed as a result. I also wondered about the self-silencing I've done in order to toe the line, be 'part of the team', or not make wa. The most powerful book in decades If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there to hear it does it make a sound?What does it mean to have a voice?Terry Tempest Williams has delivered a testament with "When Women Were Birds." It's a tiny little book; very subtle; very polite; very powerful. This is non-fiction. This is not a memoir yet we travel through her life with her; this is not religious, though we are given . "OK read" according to kathryn k walley. Book was ok. Not great. Lots of repeats. Was a quick read and had some good parts too.
She divides her time between Castle Valley, Utah, and Moose, Wyoming.. Terry Tempest Williams is the award-winning author of fourteen books, including Leap, An Unspoken Hunger, Refuge, and, most recently, Finding Beauty in a Broken World