Review by Ms. Carson, HHS Librarian
Mary Rose has lived many spiritual and philosophical lives: sheep chaser, Buddhist meditator, Catholic novice, Quaker, English professor, writer, Sacred Harp singer, wanderer, mother, yogi, wife.
In this startlingly addictive memoir she leads us through her latest journey apprenticing at a university sheep barn and living the not-so-simple life on a Buddhist retreat with world-renowned leader Thich Nhat Hahn. We follow Mary as she (sometimes painfully, sometimes joyfully) surrenders to the ways of her heart and dharma, and faces the realities we all know: life can be cruel and beautiful. We get angry. We hurt others. We are impatient. Life is short and precious and exhausting.
A thoughtful, unflinchingly honest portrayal of the well-examined life, Mary is neither preachy nor boring in her thorough analysis of her soul.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in religion, meditation, animal rights, environmentalism, philosophy, or memoirs.
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