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The Ice Cave: A Woman's Adventures from the Mojave to the Antarcticby Lucy Jane Bledsoe
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:For Lucy Jane Bledsoe, wilderness had always been a source of peace. But during one disastrous solo trip in the wintry High Sierra she came face to face with a crisis: the wilderness no longer felt like home. "The Ice Cave" recounts Bledsoe's wilderness journeys as she recovers her connection with the wild and discovers the meanings of fear and grace.
These are Bledsoe's gripping tales of fending off wolves in Alaska, encountering UFOs in the Colorado Desert, and searching for mountain lions in Berkeley. Her memorable story "The Breath of Seals" takes readers to Antarctica, the wildest continent on earth, where she camped out with geologists, biologists, and astrophysicists. These fresh and deeply personal narratives remind us what it means to be simply one member of one species, trying to find food and shelter--and moments of grace--on our planet.
Review:"In 11 honest but effortful essays, Bledsoe (This Wild Silence: A Novel) explores 'the relationship between fear and grace' born from her often dangerous outdoor adventures. She muses on what propels her to a summit in 'Dead Horse Pass,' a climb in Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains: 'Perhaps it is an ache for beauty... to lose one's will for a moment... to experience pure awe.' Invoking the naturalist John Muir, Bledsoe asserts she seeks more than an endorphin high; climbing a mountain is 'an act of worship.' In 'The Freedom Machine,' she meets a woman cycling across the Mojave Desert, not for sport but to escape an abusive husband. Romanticizing the lone, desperate traveler, Bledsoe deems her the embodiment of a bicycle's importance: 'escape, physical empowerment, and ultimately a recovery of my imagination in a landscape.' The author is a three-time visitor to Antarctica, and 'The Breath of Seals' recounts her stint there — from survival school on the Ross Ice Shelf to a jaunt to the South Pole — as an artist-in-residence with the National Science Foundation. A longing for spiritual release Bledsoe can find only in the wilderness is woven through these thoughtful essays. (Sept.) " Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) About the AuthorLucy Jane Bledsoe is the author of two novels: This Wild Silence, a Lambda Literary Award Finalist, and Working Parts, winner of an American Library Association Award for literature. Her collection Sweat: Stories and a Novella was also a Lambda Literary Award Finalist. She is the recipient of many other awards and literary fellowships and has worked as a scriptwriter for National Geographic and other educational organizations. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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