Divining, a Memoir in Trees

While technology, screens, and the stress of the modern world directs our attention elsewhere, Dunphy brings the reader back to the trees right outside our windows.

About the author

Maureen Dunphy is the author of Great Lakes Island Escapes (Wayne State University Press, 2016), which received the 2017 Michigan Notable Book Award, and All About the Great Lakes. She leads writing workshops privately and for Springfed Arts and, through Dunphy Consulting Services, coaches writers and provides professional editing. Dunphy lives in the Detroit metropolitan area.

Summary

In sixteen essays, each named after a species of tree, Maureen Dunphy explores the nature of human-arboreal relationships, and how each of these trees has - literally - served as a friend, a confidante, or a place to rest.

Product details

• Authors: Maureen Dunphy
• Publisher: WAYNE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2023
• EAN: 9780814348420
• ISBN: 978-0-8143-4842-0
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Made in Michigan Writers; Made in Michigan Writers Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works