Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals
Apr 2012 · W. W. Norton & Company
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"Peterson writes of nature with an intimacy that tugs at the reader's deep memory."—Orion This is the story of a life and spirit guided by animals. Brenda Peterson was raised in the High Sierras on a national forest lookout station, and wildlife had a daily, defining influence on her life. Peterson explores her deep connection with animals, from watching grizzlies in Montana's Rockies, to keeping Siberian huskies as pets in New York City, to her work for the restoration of wild wolves. Her lively storytelling bridges the worlds of human and animal, as she fascinates us with intimate stories of her studies of wild dolphins, whales, and orcas. Peterson reveals how animal bonds have enriched her life and led her toward a wider epiphany: As a species we cannot live without other animals. "[A] wealth of fascinating anecdotes and insights...[an] engaging memoir."—Publishers Weekly
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Grant Patton
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July 27, 2018
As humans can we embrace our own animal heritage? Brenda Peterson paints a
beautiful canvas of her Ark - where humans and animals spiritually connect
in this life and even in the afterlife. The author connects us with her
relationships with her domestic dogs and cats. But this is simply to help
the reader identify with human-animal relationships already familiar to us.
But the author's Ark certainly contains many more animals than dogs and
cats. The reader meets wild deer in the woods, on the wall, and
About the author
Brenda Peterson is the author of three novels and two collections of essays, Living by Water and Nature and Other Mothers. She lives in Seattle.
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