ePub The Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects by Barbara G. Walker in History

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the remarkable year one woman spent in Virginia’s Roanoke Valley—now available in a limited Olive Edition.“A remarkable psalm of terror and celebration.”—TimePilgrim at Tinker Creek is the story of a dramatic year in Virginia's Roanoke Valley. Annie Dillard sets out to see what she can see. What she sees are astonishing incidents of "beauty tangled in a rapture with violence."Her personal narrative highlights one year's exploration on foot in the Virginia region through which Tinker Creek runs. In the summer; Dillard stalks muskrats in the creek and contemplates wave mechanics; in the fall; she watches a monarch butterfly migration and dreams of Arctic caribou. She tries to con a coot; she collects pond water and examines it under a microscope. She unties a snake skin; witnesses a flood; and plays King of the Meadow with a field of grasshoppers. The result is an exhilarating tale of nature and its seasons.