Gift From The Sea
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A timeless work of reflective nonfiction, Gift from the Sea presents Anne Morrow Lindbergh's meditations on solitude, simplicity, and the inner life of women, drawn from a restorative retreat to the Florida coast. Using shells gathered on the beach as metaphors, Lindbergh illustrates the various stages of a woman's life — from the open, eager channeled whelk of youth to the argonauta of middle age — with quiet elegance and profound insight. Written in a lyrical yet intimate tone, the work argues passionately for the necessity of stillness and self-renewal in the face of modern life's relentless demands. First published in 1955, it resonates with a universality that has kept it in print for decades, speaking as powerfully to contemporary readers as it did to its original audience. A beloved classic of personal essay writing, it remains one of the most cherished and widely read works of American introspective literature.
Author: Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Format: Paperback
Published: 1982, Chatto & Windus
Genre: Self help & mindfulness
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A timeless work of reflective nonfiction, Gift from the Sea presents Anne Morrow Lindbergh's meditations on solitude, simplicity, and the inner life of women, drawn from a restorative retreat to the Florida coast. Using shells gathered on the beach as metaphors, Lindbergh illustrates the various stages of a woman's life — from the open, eager channeled whelk of youth to the argonauta of middle age — with quiet elegance and profound insight. Written in a lyrical yet intimate tone, the work argues passionately for the necessity of stillness and self-renewal in the face of modern life's relentless demands. First published in 1955, it resonates with a universality that has kept it in print for decades, speaking as powerfully to contemporary readers as it did to its original audience. A beloved classic of personal essay writing, it remains one of the most cherished and widely read works of American introspective literature.