To a mother and daughter on an illuminating pilgrimage, this is what the desert. In 1991, kimberly meyer decidedin a deliberate fashionnot to have an abortion, and, twentyone years later, she traveled with her now grown daughter from germany to egypt via the levant. Kimberly meyer to receive award for memoirautobiography at. Gonzaga magazine editor kate vanskike shares in the winter. A motherdaughter pilgrimage is a thoughtprovoking, moving saga of a daughter born during a single mothers last year of college, a haunted relationship affected by a mothers longing to travel and a daughters fear of being abandoned, and a later joint journey that takes them on a journey to retrace the footsteps of a. A meditation on stripping away the distractions, on simplicity, on how to live, this is a vibrant memoir with the power to both transport readers to faroff lands and to bring them in closer connection with themselves. A motherdaughter pilgrimage abner fletcher posted on may 11, 2018 when writer kimberley meyer got pregnant, her plans to travel the world had to be put on hold. Pdf rhythms of the kimberley download full pdf book download. Mar 22, 2015 thats the earlyyears stagesetting offered by meyer in the book of wanderings 12 out of four, a memoir that focuses on one long summer of meaningseeking when she was well into adulthood. The dust jacket on kimberly meyers book of wanderings caught my attention. A meditation on stripping away the distractions, on simplicity, on how to live, this is a vibrant memoir with the power both to transport readers to faroff lands and to bring them in. Writer kimberly meyer right and her daughter ellie.
Thats the earlyyears stagesetting offered by meyer in the book of wanderings 12 out of four, a memoir that focuses on one long summer of meaningseeking when she was well into adulthood. Meyer yearned for a bohemianexplorerintellectual kind of life but became pregnant in her senior year of college. When writer kimberley meyer got pregnant, her plans to travel the world had to be put on hold. Kimberly meyer to a mother and daughter on an illuminating pilgrimage, this is what the desert said. Catherines monastery in the sinai desert the summer after the arab spring. What can we learn from kimberly meyers the book of wanderings. When kimberly meyer gave birth to her first daughter, ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life of exploration she had once imagined for herself was lost in the responsibilities of single motherhood. An uncommonly rich and spiritual book, the book of wanderings speaks not just to satisfying wanderlust but to finding home in this world or beyond. Holden in 1991, kimberly meyer decidedin a deliberate fashion. Mar 24, 2015 the book of wanderings is about both the intrinsically private and the universally enduring need for pilgrimage.
She is the author of the book of wanderings, and she teaches at the university of houston in the honors. With a desire to explore the road not takenthe socalled bohemianexplorerintellectual kind of lifea goal she gave up after she unexpectedly be. Her vision of living abohemian life of exploration, her craving for intellectual stimulation and a search for meaning in settings around the world matched my own. In spare and gorgeous prose, the book of wanderings tells the story of kimberly and ellies journey, and of the intimate, lasting bond they forge along the way. The book of wanderings by kimberly meyer, read by the author audiobook excerpt by hachetteaudio published on 20150326t20. Meyer s most recent work, the book of wanderings, centers on her own reallife travels with her eldest daughter as they followed the route of medieval friar felix fabri through italy.
Other personal essays and longform journalism have appeared in the best american travel writing, texas monthly, orion, ploughshares, ecotone, the oxford american, and elsewhere, and. My first book, the book of wanderings little, brown, won the american society of journalists and authors 2016 memoir book award and was a finalist for the 2015 pen southwest book award. The book of wanderings king county library system overdrive. Meyer brings this insatiable urge to pursue enlightenment of the journey home to the reader. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The book of wanderings kimberly meyer 9780316251211. Her audiodocumentary work has been featured on public radio internationals this american life. Kimberly meyer holds a doctoral degree in literature and creative writing from the university of houston, where she was the recipient of several fellowships and grants she teaches in the human situation sequence for the honors college at the university of houston as well as courses in creative writing. A meditation on stripping away the distractions, on simplicity, on how to live, this vibrant memoir will appeal to anyone who has contemplated the road not taken, who has experienced. Kimberly meyer the book of wanderings brazos bookstore. What can we learn from kimberly meyers the book of. In her youth, kimberly meyer fancied herself an adventurer, someone who would live a. Kimberly meyer is the author of the book of wanderings little, brown, which won the american society of journalists and authors 2016 memoir book award and which was a finalist for the 2015 pen southwest book award. The book of wanderings audiobook, written by kimberly.
Jun 06, 2019 like meyer, i must come to terms with my own contribution to what is a tainted literary genre. Her first work, the book of wanderings was the winner of the 2016 american society of journalists and authors memoir. Buy this book a poet, essayist, and literature teacher at the university of. Kimberly meyer is the author of the book of wanderings little, brown, which won the american society of journalists and authors 2016 memoir book award and was a finalist for the 2015 pen southwest book award. A big congratulations to kimberly meyer, whose memoir the book of wanderings came out this march. Meyer yearned for a bohemianexplorerintellectual kind of life but became pregnant in her senior memoir travel. For years, both mother and daughter were haunted by how ellie came into being kimberly through a restless ach. A motherdaughter pilgrimage audio book by kimberly meyer. Kimberly meyer longing to bond with ellie, now a college student, and longing, too, to rediscover herself, kimberly sets off with her daughter on a quest for meaning across the globe.
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Her memoir, the book of wanderings little, brown, recalls the journey she and her eldest daughter made by retracing a medieval pilgrimage route to the holy land and st. Houston writer kimberley meyer talks about putting her dreams of traveling the world on hold to have her daughter and when. She wrote about the experience in the book of wanderings. Meyers most recent work, the book of wanderings, centers on her own reallife travels with her eldest daughter as they followed the route of medieval friar felix fabri through italy.
The book s life comes from meyer s pondering the years of waiting and wondering if she would ever do what she had dreamed of so long ago and whether it would bring her all that she hoped. When kimberly meyer gave birth to her first daughter, ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life of exploration she had once imagined for herself was lost in the responsibilities of. The book of wanderings by kimberley meyer reading group guide and more. She is the author of the book of wanderings, and she teaches at the university of houston in the honors college. Join facebook to connect with kimberly meyer and others you may know. When kimberly meyer gave birth to her first daughter, ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life of explorati. Kimberly meyer to receive award for memoirautobiography from asja. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Part of kimberly meyer s pilgrimage detailed in her memoir the book of wanderings. May 11, 2018 houston matters the book of wanderings. Meyer yearned for a bohemianexplorerintellectual kind. A motherdaughter pilgrimage audiobook by kimberly meyer. Her first work, the book of wanderings was the winner of the 2016 american society of journalists and authors memoir book award and a finalist for the 2015 pen southwest nonfiction book award. The books life comes from meyers pondering the years of waiting and wondering if she would ever do what she had dreamed of so long ago and whether it would bring her all that she hoped. Coming into the book of wanderings, i thought it would focus more on the motherdaughter bonding on top of their travel experiences. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The book of wanderings seattle public library overdrive. The book of wanderings audiobook, by kimberly meyer. The book of wanderings by kimberly meyer overdrive rakuten. What are the possible meanings for the title, the book of wanderings. A motherdaughter pilgrimage traces the authors remarkable foreign travels, which she deliberately organizes to replace the adventures she relinquished in raising ellie.
Kimberly meyer was announced recipient of an annual writing award from the american society of journalists and authors asja for her work the book of wanderings, published in 2015 by little, brown, for best memoirautobiography. The book of wanderings by kimberly meyer overdrive. Jessica wilbanks when i spoke in tongues brazos bookstore. Feb 02, 2017 kimberly meyer is a freelance writer based in houston. When kimberly meyer gave birth to her first daughter, ellie, during her senior year of college, the bohemian life of exploration she had once imagined for herself. May 08, 2015 houston matters the book of wanderings. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Mar 24, 2015 in spare and gorgeous prose, the book of wanderings tells the story of kimberly and ellies journey, and of the intimate, lasting bond they forge along the way.
Users who like the book of wanderings by kimberly meyer, read by the author audiobook excerpt. Meyer did not set pen to paper in order to illuminate the life of fabri or the history and culture of the middle east. Read the book of wanderings a motherdaughter pilgrimage by kimberly meyer available from rakuten kobo. And then, while still in college, she became pregnant and chose to have the child and keep it. The book of wanderings an open book the inprint blog. The book of wanderings by kimberly meyer little, brown and. Kim holds a phd from the university of houston creative writing program, where she received an inprint brown foundation fellowship and an inprint michener fellowship. In the conclusion, reading this book was much akin to embarking on a pilgrimage of my own, at times it felt long and difficult although ultimately i believe it was worth it. Kimberly meyer is a freelance writer based in houston. Kimberly meyer, the book of wanderings zabbaleen district in the moqattam hills in cairo. Nevertheless, the book of wanderings definitely is a touchingly poignant story of self discovery and finding a place where you belong. Dec 07, 2015 the dust jacket on kimberly meyers book of wanderings caught my attention.
Kimberly meyer teaches literature as well as the flagship tenhour great books course at the honors college at the university of houston, and it is there that she first read about brother felix fabris pilgrimage to the holy land from 14831484. Stream the book of wanderings by kimberly meyer, read by the author audiobook excerpt by hachetteaudio from desktop or your mobile device. Jessica wilbanks will be in conversation in kimberly meyer, author of the book of wanderings a memoir of the profound destabilization that comes from losing ones faithand a young womans journey to reconcile her lack of belief with her love for her deeply religious family. Wanderings writer meyer opens gu visiting author series. Jul 14, 2015 what i did not expect was the major role that religion would play in the book, though i did have an inkling of it since the book is called the book of wanderings. A meditation on stripping away the distractions, on simplicity, on how to live, this vibrant memoir will appeal to anyone who has contemplated the road not taken, who has experienced the gnawing feeling that there is something. For years, both mother and daughter were haunted by. A meditation on stripping away the distractions, on simplicity, on how to live, this vibrant memoir will appeal to anyone who has contemplated the road not taken, who has experienced the gnawing feeling that there is something more, who has faced the void. What is the difference between travel and pilgrimage.
Her vision of living a bohemian life of exploration, her craving for intellectual stimulation and a search for meaning in settings around the world matched my own. A motherdaughter pilgrimage by houston professor kimberly meyer is equal parts memoir, travelogue, philosophical treatise, and love letter to her firstborn daughter, ellie. The book of wanderings by kimberly meyer read by kimberly. Kimberly meyer the university of kansas houston, texas. A meditation on stripping away the distractions, on simplicity, on how to live, this is a vibrant memoir with the power to both transport readers to faroff lands and to bring them in. The book of wanderings to a mother and daughter on an illuminating pilgrimage, this is what the desert said. A motherdaughter pilgrimage by kimberly meyer 2015, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The book of wanderings is about both the intrinsically private and the universally enduring need for pilgrimage.
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