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Author:

May, Katherine, author.

Title:

The electricity of every living thing : a woman's walk in the wild to find her way home / Katherine May.

Publisher:

Melville House Publishing,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xvii, 284 pages ; 21 cm

Subject:

May, Katherine.
Self-acceptance.
Nature, Healing power of.
Autism spectrum disorders.
Self-care, Health.
South West Coast Path (England)--Description and travel.
Travel writing.
Autobiographies.
Self-help publications.
Personal Narratives.

Notes:

First published in the UK in 2019 by Laurence King/Orion Publishing Group.

Summary:

In anticipation of her 38th birthday, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted time alone, in nature, to understand why she was having so much trouble coaching with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating; and why the world felt full of expectations she couldn't meet. She was also reeling from a chance encounter with a voice on the radio that sparked her realization that she might be autistic. And so began a trek along the ruggedly beautiful path by the sea that takes readers through the alternatingly frustrating, funny, and enlightening experience of re-awakening to the world around us. This sees Katherine come to terms with what it would mean to be autistic, leading her to re-evaluate her life so far--with a much kinder, more forgiving eye. We bear witness as she forms a new understanding that finally allows her to be different rather than simply awkward, arrogant, or unfeeling. The physical and psychological journeys of this inspiring book become inextricably entwined, and as Katherine finds her way across the untamable coast, we learn alongside her how to find our way back to our own true selves. Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1612199607
9781612199603

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1249629198

LCCN:

2021940512

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

CDPF771 -- Clive Public Library (Clive)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

VFPB334 -- Elgin Public Library (Elgin)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

FWPE284 -- Manchester Public Library (Manchester)

RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)

WAPD715 -- Sheldon Public Library (Sheldon)

HRPE845 -- Sioux Center Public Library (Sioux Center)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)