Memoir / Nature / Travel & Adventure
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Ice Cave Gripping true adventure stories—from the Mojave to the Antarctic—reveal one woman's wild affair with the earth For Lucy Jane Bledsoe, wilderness had always
been a source of peace. But during one disastrous solo trip in
the wintry High Sierra she came face to face with a crisis: the
wilderness no longer felt like home. The Ice Cave recounts
Bledsoe's wilderness journeys as she recovers her connection
with the wild and discovers the meanings of fear and grace. "Adventure lovers are in for a treat. . . . Guaranteed to give armchair naturalists and travelers a glorious ride from Alaska to Antarctica. . . . Action, dialog, and musings are perfectly balanced in this hard-to-put-down book; highly recommended for public libraries."—Library Journal "Bledsoe carves a comfortable niche for herself in women's travel writing . . . [She] has crafted a very engaging and often humorous collection with an impassioned voice and clear dedication to her subject matter."—Booklist (from the American Library Association) "Bledsoe's accounts of her years of travel and exploration are memorable enough, but the parallel inner journey she narrates endows this collection with a real spiritual strength."—Q Syndicate Book Marks "A longing for spiritual release Bledsoe can find only in the wilderness is woven through these thoughtful essays."—Publishers Weekly "Bledsoe explores fear, exhilaration and will as she bikes mountain tracks seeking mountain lions, encounters wolves in Alaska, wrestles with the lure of summits buried in unexpected snow. . . . Bledsoe combines adventure and physical effort with soul-searching and makes a sympathetic connection with the reader. This is a book for anyone who has wondered what people get out of extreme sport and for those who like a bit of human uncertainty with their armchair adventuring."—Portsmouth Herald
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"A vivid storyteller,
Lucy Jane Bledsoe delivers a compelling and thought-provoking
read. Her search for wild places leads her on an inner journey
as well, taking her at last to the wildest continent of all.
Bledsoe's account of Antarctica is as mysterious and astonishing
as the land itself." |
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