{"product_id":"a-book-of-silence-sara-maitland-9781582436135","title":"A Book of Silence","description":"A personal and cultural exploration of silence and its value in our lives--\"[an] artful book, mixing autobiography, travel writing, meditation, and essay\" (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, UK). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her late forties, after a noisy upbringing as one of six children and adulthood as a vocal feminist and mother, Sara Maitland found herself living alone in the country and, to her surprise, falling in love with silence. In this fascinating, intelligent, and beautifully written book, Maitland describes how she began to explore this new love, spending periods of silence in the Sinai desert, the Scottish hills, and a remote cottage on the Isle of Skye. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaitland also delves deep into the rich cultural history of silence, exploring its significance in fairy tale and myth, its importance to the Western and Eastern religious traditions, and its use in psychoanalysis and artistic expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer story culminates in her building a hermitage on an isolated moor in Galloway. \"Her book is probably unique in its subject, and timely, because good, healing silence is becoming hard to find, and we may not know we need it\" (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, UK).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Maitland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582436134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582436135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Counterpoint LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.06w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2010 pg. 24","brand":"Sara Maitland","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044908593407,"sku":"9781582436135","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d74cc185-51d4-4643-b983-36cf7184fa63.jpg?v=1684975620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-book-of-silence-sara-maitland-9781582436135","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}