Intimate Nature

This remarkable group of women have narrated their personal experiences with animalswhat they have learned and how it has transformed their lives.Common BoundaryA celebration of compassion . . . Women are opening new ways of communicating with and understanding the animal world.The Seattle TimesThough women have long felt kinship with animals in the past they seldom participated in the study of them. Now as more women make animals the subject of their investigations significant new ideas are emergingbased on the premise that animals are honored co-sharers of the earth.This unprecedented anthology features original stories essays meditations and poems by a vast array of women nature writers and field scientists including:Diane Ackerman Virginia Coyle Gretel Ehrlich Dian Fossey Tess Gallagher Jane Goodall Temple Grandin Susan Griffin Joy Harjo Barbara Kingsolver Ursula le Guin Denise Levertov Linda McCarriston Susan Chernak McElroy Rigoberta Mench Cynthia Moss Katherine Payne Marge Piercy Pattiann Rogers Linda Tellington-Jones Haunani-Kay Trask Gillian Van Houten Terry Tempest Williams