Terry Tempest Williamsová spojuje své psaní s krajinou amerického Západu, zejména s vyprahlou pustinou Utahu, kde vyrůstala. Její dílo se zabývá ekologií, ochranou divočiny, zdravím žen a vztahem člověka ke kultuře a přírodě. Williamsová zkoumá tyto hluboké otázky prostřednictvím své jedinečné prózy, která často splývá s osobním vyprávěním a environmentálním aktivismem. Její silný hlas rezonuje s naléhavostí a krásou, čímž čtenářům nabízí hluboké zamyšlení nad naší propojeností s přírodním světem.
The author describes her Mormon upbringing, juxtaposing these reminiscences with discussions of the flooding of a wildlife bird sanctuary and its effect on that ecosystem, and her family's legacy of cancer
Photographs from The Nature Conservancy's Last Great Places
The Nature Conservancy is one of the world's most foremost environmental organizations. In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, a dozen distinguished contemporary photographers were asked to submit a photograph of a place with which they have a special affinity. The volume features original unpublished images by Anne Leibovitz, Richard Misrach, Sally Mann, Wiiliam Wegman, Mary Ellen Mark, Lynn Davis, Lee Friedlander, Hope Sandrow, William Christenberry, Fazal Sheikh, Karen Halverson and Terry Edwards. Andy Grundberg a well-known critic, curator and writer provides an introduction and each photographer has written text to accompany his or her work.
As a Mormon child, the author slept under the two outer panels of Bosch's Garden of Delights. After discovering the existence of the central panel in the Prado, she was drawn to write about her fascination with the entire triptych and the connections to her personal life, the "relationship with nature, the divide between religion and spirituality, and the question of how to preserve wilderness."--Booklist review.