{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-sound-an-alaskan-paradise-found-and-nearly-lost-9780803230354","title":"The Heart of the Sound: An Alaskan Paradise Found and Nearly Lost","description":"How does one recover from disaster? That question is at the heart of Marybeth Holleman's lyrical, elegiac response to the repercussions of the \u003ci\u003eExxon Valdez\u003c\/i\u003e oil spill, which devastated Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1989. Intertwining the destruction of an ecosystem, the disintegration of her marriage, and her emerging identity as a new mother, Holleman explores the resiliency of nature--both wild and human--and the ways in which that resiliency is tested. While much of nature writing is about the search for an unspoiled landscape, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is about what happens when such a place is irrevocably damaged. In language rich with passion and hard-won insight and imbued with descriptions that give voice to the place, Holleman creates a captivating story of a woman who found her Eden in the sweeping fjords of Alaska's Prince William Sound only to almost lose it to ecological tragedy. Speaking as a witness and survivor, she discovers what it means to love what remains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marybeth Holleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803230354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarybeth Holleman has taught in the creative writing and literary arts department at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is the editor, with Anne Coray, of \u003ci\u003eCrosscurrents North: Alaskans on the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eAlaska's Prince William Sound: A Traveler's Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Anchorage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40138424877171,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_728c8c1b-2fd9-4436-b40a-4ad0bbd7e5a4.jpg?v=1654349507","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-heart-of-the-sound-an-alaskan-paradise-found-and-nearly-lost-9780803230354","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}