The Touch of the Earth Author:Jean Hersey "Out of the threads of every day, drawn from the widely scattered substances of the earth, from our responses to earth, to man, and to God, we are continually weaving a fabric. We are ever translating and molding all that we receive into a creation that is our individual development and growth." This is the beginning of Je... more »an Hersey's new book. A very personal journal of day to day living--first placed in North Carolina with occasional side trips to Cape Cod and Connecticut--this book is about quality of life and the threads that make life rich and meaningful.« less