A Book of Silence by Sara Maitland

A Book of Silence by Sara Maitland

A personal and cultural exploration of silence and its value in our lives-- an] artful book, mixing autobiography, travel writing, meditation, and essay (Independent, UK).

In her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she began to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye.

Maitland also delves deep into the rich cultural history of silence, exploring its significance in fairy tale and myth, its importance to the Western and Eastern religious traditions, and its use in psychoanalysis and artistic expression.

Her story culminates in her building a hermitage on an isolated moor in Galloway. Her book is probably unique in its subject, and timely, because good, healing silence is becoming hard to find, and we may not know we need it (Guardian, UK).

Sara Maitland grew up in London and South West Scotland. Maitland is the author of several books including the Counterpoint Press title, Book of Silence and Daughter of Jerusalem, winner of the Somerset Maugham Award in 1978. She studied English at Oxford University. She currently lives in Newton Stewart, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781582436135
ISBN 10	1582436134
Titel	A Book of Silence
Autor	Sara Maitland
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Counterpoint
Erscheinungsjahr	2010-08-17
Seitenanzahl	320
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.