The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating A woman, confined to her bed, watches a snail on her night stand, living a life that mirrors the limitations of her own. What follows is an oddly compelling story of her discovery of companionship and beauty in the most unexpected of creatures.
Full description- Publisher: ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL
- Published: 24 August 2010
- Format: Hardback 190 pages
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- Categories: Zoology: Invertebrates | Natural History | Wildlife: General Interest
- ISBN 13: 9781565126060 ISBN 10: 1565126068
- Sales rank: 10,602
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Full description for The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a "Neohelix albolabris" a common woodland snail. While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence on her nightstand. As a result, she discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater under standing of her own confined place in the world. Intrigued by the snail 's molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and mysterious courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, providing a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this underappreciated small animal. Told with wit and grace, "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating" is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world illuminates our own human existence and provides an appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.
