| Hiking Naked: A Quaker Woman's Search for Balance Contributor(s): Graville, Iris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1938846842 ISBN-13: 9781938846847 Publisher: Homebound Publications OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Religion | Christianity - Quaker |
| Dewey: 179.9 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.71 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Knocked off her feet after twenty years in public health nursing, Iris Graville quit her job and convinced her husband and their thirteen-year-old twin son and daughter to move to Stehekin, a remote mountain village in Washington State's North Cascades. They sought adventure; she yearned for the quiet and respite of this community of eighty-five residents accessible only by boat, float plane, or hiking. Stehekin means "the way through," and Hiking Naked chronicles Graville's journey through questions about work and calling as well as how she coped with ordering groceries by mail, black bears outside her kitchen window, a forest fire that threatened the valley, and a flood that left her and her family stranded for three days. Ultimately, in the solitude bestowed by pines, firs, and mountain trails, she regained her spiritual footing and found her own "way through." |
Contributor Bio(s): Graville, Iris: - Iris Graville is the author of Hands at Work: Portraits and Profiles of People Who Work with Their Hands, recipient of numerous accolades including a Nautilus Gold Book Award, and BOUNTY: Lopez Island Farmers, Food, and Community. She also serves as publisher of SHARK REEF Literary Magazine. Iris lives and writes on Lopez Island, Washington. www.irisgraville.com |