This is the story of one Mormon woman's quest for solace, without and within, as a bird sanctuary near her home is flooded by the rising waters of the Great Salt Lake and as her mother contends with cancer caused by the atomic tests conducted in Utah in the 1950s.

"Remarkable....Her demonstration of how deeply human emotional life can become intertwined with a particular landscape could not be more relevant to our lives."
--Barry Lopez

"Profoundly moving...one of the most significant environmental essays of our time."
--Kansas City Star
© Chris Noble Photography
Terry Tempest Williams is the best-selling author of fifteen books, including the environmental classic Refuge and most recently, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks. She has received numerous awards and honors for her commitment to peace and ecological consciousness. She lives in Utah and Wyoming. View titles by Terry Tempest Williams

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This is the story of one Mormon woman's quest for solace, without and within, as a bird sanctuary near her home is flooded by the rising waters of the Great Salt Lake and as her mother contends with cancer caused by the atomic tests conducted in Utah in the 1950s.

"Remarkable....Her demonstration of how deeply human emotional life can become intertwined with a particular landscape could not be more relevant to our lives."
--Barry Lopez

"Profoundly moving...one of the most significant environmental essays of our time."
--Kansas City Star

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© Chris Noble Photography
Terry Tempest Williams is the best-selling author of fifteen books, including the environmental classic Refuge and most recently, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks. She has received numerous awards and honors for her commitment to peace and ecological consciousness. She lives in Utah and Wyoming. View titles by Terry Tempest Williams

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