Bookish Thursday - Guest Post! Re-Wilding Ourselves Through Nature Novels
I am pleased to host this guest post from author Cheryl Grey Bostrom whose recent novel, What the River Keeps I recently read (and will be reviewing at the bottom). Enjoy. I did. Re-wilding Ourselves Through Nature Novels by Cheryl Grey Bostrom Rare is the person who ages without recognizing a key truth: In this world, we will have trouble. If we cave under its weight, all that brokenness can shackle us. Trap us. I don’t like that kind of captivity. Loss, worry, and pain can render us defensive or angry over what should never have happened, or resigned to what we believe will never change. Sometimes, a trapped mindset can downright paralyze us. I’ve been there, and it isn’t pretty. Fortunately, when life hurts, that dark captivity doesn’t have to last. Re-wilding ourselves through nature can shake us free of all that. For me, as a Pacific Northwest nature novelist, re-wilding means immersing myself in the natural world, where I pray that the land, wa...
