An Indie-Next Selection for February 2010!

Told with humor and compassion this memoir is both an inspiration and a delightful read.  Peterson’s Southern Baptist relatives prepared her for the coming rapture in which the natural world would be left behind, while her father, a forest ranger, immersed her in the natural world, taught her to love and appreciate the beauty of this world.  The conflict is beautifully presented in which Peterson becomes deeply immersed in the ecology of this planet, while trying to also share the enthusiasm of her beloved fundamentalist relatives who would ignore the natural world and focus on the rapture instead.  The characters are described with care and grace in such a manner that the reader is left with affection for all of them. 

Peterson is an award winning nature writer and novelist, and the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books.  In addition her writing has appeared in many journalistic publications and she is an environmental commentator to both Seattle NPR radio stations.