{"product_id":"the-heart-of-the-sound","title":"The Heart of the Sound","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eHow does one recover from disaster? That question is at the heart of Marybeth Holleman’s lyrical, elegiac response to the repercussions of the \u003ci\u003eExxon Valdez\u003c\/i\u003e oil spill, which devastated Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989. Intertwining the destruction of an ecosystem, the disintegration of her marriage, and her emerging identity as a new mother, Holleman explores the resiliency of nature—both wild and human—and the ways in which that resiliency is tested.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhile much of nature writing is about the search for an unspoiled landscape, \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Sound\u003c\/i\u003e is about what happens when such a place is irrevocably damaged. In language rich with passion and hard-won insight and imbued with descriptions that give voice to the place, Holleman creates a captivating story of a woman who found her Eden in the sweeping fjords of Alaska’s Prince William Sound only to almost lose it to ecological tragedy. Speaking as a witness and survivor, she discovers what it means to love what remains.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marybeth Holleman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53615825879420,"sku":"9780803230354","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780803230354_edf6258f-e4e0-470a-a384-1244c9c6857d.jpg?v=1726577148","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/the-heart-of-the-sound","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}