| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 21 min.)) : digital. |
|
digital digital recording rda |
|
data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by the author. |
| Summary |
In her midforties and settled into the responsibilities and routines of adulthood, Dani Shapiro found herself with more questions than answers. Was this all life was-a hodgepodge of errands, dinner dates, e-mails, meetings, to-do lists? What did it all mean? Having grown up in a deeply religious and traditional family, Shapiro had no personal sense of faith, despite repeated attempts to create a connection to something greater. Feeling as if she was plunging headlong into what Carl Jung termed "the afternoon of life," she wrestled with self-doubt and a searing disquietude that would awaken her in the middle of the night. Set adrift by loss-her father's early death; the life-threatening illness of her infant son; her troubled relationship with her mother-she had become edgy and uncertain. At the heart of this anxiety, she realized, was a challenge: What did she believe? Spurred on by the big questions her young son began to raise, Shapiro embarked upon a surprisingly joyful quest to find meaning in a constantly changing world. The result is Devotion: a literary excavation to the core of a life. In this spiritual detective story, Shapiro explores the varieties of experience she has pursued-from the rituals of her black hat Orthodox Jewish relatives to yoga shalas and meditation retreats. A reckoning of the choices she has made and the knowledge she has gained, Devotion is the story of a woman whose search for meaning ultimately leads her home. Her journey is at once poignant and funny, intensely personal-and completely universal. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Shapiro, Dani.
|
|
Shapiro, Dani -- Religion.
|
|
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
|
|
Jewish women -- United States -- Biography.
|
|
Faith.
|
|
Prayer.
|
|
Devotion.
|
|
Shapiro, Dani -- Family.
|
| Added Author |
Shapiro, Dani.
|
|
hoopla digital.
|
| ISBN |
9780062319371 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
|
006231937X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11586479 |
|
More Resources
