Listening against the stone : selected essays

Miller, Brenda 1959- (Author).

Summary: "Listening Against the Stone brings together selections spanning the breadth of the work of Brenda Miller, including six essays that have won the Pushcart Prize. These deeply personal essays paint a picture of how her sense of spirituality has evolved and shifted through the years: always rooted in a strong desire for connection. Together, they tell the story of a single woman making her way, stumbling but always seeking out touchstones-a dog, a friend, a painting, a tree-to help her gain her true bearings."--Publisher's website.

Record details

ISBN: 9781558966437
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ISBN: 1558966447
Physical Description: print
xiii, 233 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Boston : Skinner House Books, ©2011.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Runes and incantations -- Basha Leah -- Next year in Jerusalem -- A different person -- I need a miracle -- Blessing of the animals -- A dharma name -- Music of the spheres -- How to meditate -- A thousand buddhas -- Ways of looking at patience -- Infant ward -- Raging waters -- Dirty windows -- The burden of bearing fruit -- Hungers -- Prologue to a sad spring -- Enticement -- The 23rd adagio -- Secret machine -- Opalescent -- The dog at the edge of the world -- Bodyguard.