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Search - Phenomenal: A Hesitant Adventurer?s Search for Wonder in the Natural World

Phenomenal A Hesitant Adventurers Search for Wonder in the Natural World
Author: Leigh Ann Henion

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of The Signature of All Things and Eat, Pray, Love — ?What a cool and fascinating ride. Leigh Ann Henion has tackled one of the great questions of contemporary, intelligent, adventurous women: Is it possible to be a wife and mother and still explore the world? Her answer seems to be that this is not only possible, but es... more »sential. This story shows how. I think it will open doors for many.?

Heartfelt and awe-inspiring, Leigh Ann Henion?s Phenomenal is a moving tale of physical grandeur and emotional transformation, a journey around the world that ultimately explores the depths of the human heart. A journalist and young mother, Henion combines her own varied experiences as a parent with a panoramic tour of the world?s most extraordinary natural wonders.

Phenomenal begins in hardship: with Henion deeply shaken by the birth of her beloved son, shocked at the adversity a young mother faces with a newborn. The lack of sleep, the shrinking social circle, the health difficulties all collide and force Henion to ask hard questions about our accepted wisdom on parenting and the lives of women. Convinced that the greatest key to happiness?both her own and that of her family?lies in periodically venturing into the wider world beyond home, Henion sets out on a global trek to rekindle her sense of wonder.

Henion?s quest takes her far afield, but it swiftly teaches her that freedom is its own form of parenting?one that ultimately allows her to meet her son on his own terms with a visceral understanding of the awe he experiences every day at the fresh new world. Whether standing on the still-burning volcanoes of Hawai?i or in the fearsome lightning storms of Venezuela, amid the vast animal movements of Tanzania or the elegant butterfly migrations of Mexico, Henion relates a world of sublimity and revelation.

Henion?s spiritual wanderlust puts her in the path of modern-day shamans, reindeer herders, and astrophysicists. She meets laypeople from all over the world, from all walks of life, going to great lengths to chase migrations, auroras, eclipses, and other phenomena. These seekers trust their instincts, follow their passions, shape their days into the lives they most want to lead. And, somewhere along the way, Leigh Ann Henion becomes one of them.

A breathtaking memoir, Phenomenal reveals unforgettable truths about motherhood, spirituality, and the beauty of nature.

Ruth Ozeki , author of A Tale for the Time Being

?Leigh Ann Henion?s exhilarating book (and life!) is everything the title suggests and more. Reading Phenomenal will give you courage?courage to explore the world we live in, and further, courage to explore your self. With moments of breath-stealing beauty, wild intelligence, and unrelenting honesty, Phenomenal is a true gift for everyone who?s ever been curious.?

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ISBN-13: 9781594204715
ISBN-10: 1594204713
Publication Date: 3/24/2015
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Penguin Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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