When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374288976 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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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.. It was a shock to Williams to discover that her mother had kept journals. But not as much of a shock as what she found when the time came to read them. “They were exactly where she said they would be: three shelves of beautiful cloth-bound books I opened the first journal. It was empty. 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. 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 nucl
She's one of those writers who changes peoples' lives by encouraging attention and a slow, patient awakening.” Anne Lamott, author of Imperfect Birds“Much more than a brave and luminous memoir, When Women Were Birds is a set of blueprints for building one of America's most impassioned and audacious writers, as well as a transcript of the moment when she stepped determinedly into the full power of her own voice. At some point I realized I was reading every page twice trying to m
Westword said 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 i. "The most powerful book in decades" according to David Seaman. 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 . OK read Book was ok. Not great. Lots of repeats. Was a quick read and had some good parts too.
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. She divides her time between Castle Valley, Utah, and Moose, Wyoming.