(C) Terry Tempest Williams and Random House
I recently finished Refuge by Terry Tempest Williams. What a wonderful book from beginning to end. Tempest Williams seamlessly combines the struggles of her daily life with those of the natural world around her. Tempest Williams begins the book by talking about the the Salt Lake and the Great Basin. The book clearly outlines what makes that ecosystem so unique, the fact that it is a closed water cycle. The Great Basin's biodiversity has impacted Tempest Williams in her writing and her life.
The intersections of life struggles and environmental struggles are woven together in incredible fashion. Without giving too much away, the life around the Great Basin and home life faced different but related struggles. The slow but constant rise of the Great Salt Lake threatens the many different habitats that so many birds and animals depend on. I don't want to give too much away, but Tempest Williams work does an excellent job portraying the frailness of life and the balance of the ecosystem with a tremendous use of words and tone. This is a must read!
Terry Tempest Williams - The Coyote Clan
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