Anchored in the experiences of a trapper and a beekeeper, Susan Brind Morrow explores their connections to nature, while illuminating her own relationship with the lives and deaths of these men who deeply influenced her. Ultimately the tracker and trapper of wolves and the keeper of bees become a touchstone for a memoir of the land itself—the rich soil of the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York. From the myth of the Tree of Life to the reappearance of wolves in the New York wilderness, Morrow explains how to think anew about our profound relationship with the natural world.
"One seeks for words worthy of the authenticity and intimacy of this beautiful book. It is a treasury of perceptions, tender and unsparing, of our planetary existence; it possesses a sensual affinity with all that grows, flourishes, and dies—conveyed in a clear voice unlike any other."—Shirley Hazzard
