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Out of the Woods: A Memoir of Wayfinding

✍ Scribed by Darling, Lynn

Book ID: 108438656
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 2013
Tongue: en-US
Weight: 200 KB
Category: Fiction
ISBN-13: 9780061710247

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✦ Synopsis

Combining the soul-baring insight of Wild, the profound wisdom of Shop Class as Soulcraft , and the adventurous spirit of Eat, Pray, Love : Lynn Darling's powerful, lyrical memoir of self-discovery, full of warmth and wry humor, Out of the Woods.

When her college-bound daughter leaves home, Lynn Darling, widowed over a decade earlier, finds herself alone--and utterly lost, with no idea of what she wants or even who she is. Searching for answers, she leaves New York for the solitary woods of Vermont. Removed from the familiar, cocooned in the natural world, her only companions a new dog and a compass, she hopes to develop a sense of direction--both in the woods and in her life.

Hiking unmapped trails, Darling meditates on the milestones of her past; as she adapts to her new surroundings, she uses the knowledge she's gained to chart her future. And when an unexpected setback nearly derails her newfound balance, she is able to draw...

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