Overview
""Listening Below the Noise offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest... one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there."" -- Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle A meditation on silence, the art of being present, and simple spirituality from critically acclaimed novelist Anne D. LeClaire (Entering Normal, The Lavender Hour), Listening Below the Noise offers a practical path to achieving calm, peaceful solitude in hectic lives. Practitioners of yoga and meditation of various traditions have long known the curative powers of stillness; in Listening Below the Noise, LeClaire offers her own unique, compelling version of this ancient wisdom tradition.
Full Product Details
Author: Anne D LeClaire ,
Christopher LeClaire
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 12.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 18.30cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9780061353369
ISBN 10: 0061353361
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 February 2010
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you.
Reviews
""Eloquent and moving. . . . Although technically a memoir, this book moves beyond that genre into spirituality and philosophy. LeClaire's reputation as a novelist may draw readers to this lovely book, which should also have crossover appeal to spiritual seekers of any religion and no religion."" - Booklist ""Against the cacophony that pervades our lives, novelist LeClaire (The Lavender Hour) offers a persuasive antidote: silence. . . . LeClaire's prose is colloquial, friendly and familiar, and the book is as much memoir as it is inspiration."" - Publishers Weekly ""Anne D. LeClaire illuminates the treasures that can be found in the practice of silence. But the book does much, much more. It offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest, Listening Below the Noise is one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there, working its magic again and again."" - Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle ""Luminous."" - The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ""Engaging. . . . Poetic and intimate. . . . A refreshing and important book for an age in which people increasingly tend to avoid silence, continually tuning in to noise and information."" - The Rumpus ""LeClaire leads us gently and persuasively through her inspirational experience."" - Carole Goldberg, Hartford Courant ""Beautifully written. . . . LeClaire has discovered the key to calm and bliss."" - Spirituality and Practice
Author Information
Anne D. LeClaire is a former reporter, radio news broadcaster, and op-ed columnist whose work has appeared in Redbook, the Boston Sunday Globe, and the New York Times, among other publications. She is the author of eight novels, and translations of her work have been published in twenty-four countries. She lives on Cape Cod.
