A Memoir

By Leslie Marmon Silko

Favorite Quote: “The bees and I have known each other for a long time.”

From the publisher: In The Tuquoise Ledge, her first work of nonfiction, Silko combines memoir with family history and observations on the creatures and desert landscapes that command her attention and inform her vision of the world, taking readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran Desert , where she has lived for the past 30 years. The beauty and symbolism of the desert landscape around her.and of the birds, snakes, insects, and dogs that share her life, figure prominently in her memories. A work of ambitious scope and wonderfully plainspoken and evocative lyricism, The Turquoise Ledge is both an exploration of Silko’s inner experience and a moving and deeply personal contemplation of the enormous spiritual power of the natural world.

Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 inches

336 pages, Softcover