Luanne Armstrong Livres

Award-winning writer Luanne Armstrong returns to her first love, the land, and delivers a nourishing blend of self-reflection, nature-inspired philosophy, and social critique. Going to Ground is a deeply intimate and meditative collection of personal essays exploring the intersections of chronic pain, the myths and stories that make us human, and the unexpected magic of finding your rage and joy reflected back to you by nature. Through these brave and vulnerable vignettes brimming with a lifetime's worth of wisdom and filled with astonishing prose, Luanne Armstrong gets deeply personal about what it means to recover from traumatic brain injuries, grow older when you've fallen in love with being needed, and slow down enough to listen to nature, even when the message isn't what you were expecting to hear. In this mix of self-reflection, nature-inspired philosophy, and social critique, Armstrong helps us make sense of the complicated relationships between aging parents and their adult children, the changes brought about by climate change and technology, and the slow, surprising process of getting older when you belong to the generation that lived by the motto, "Never trust anyone over 30."

Set in 3500 BC, the story follows Morven, who feels more connected to animals than her own tribe as they endure a devastating drought in Kazakhstan. Her bond with a herd of wild horses leads her to discover their potential beyond being a food source, offering hope for survival. As she teaches her clan, a young man from a rival tribe seeks to exploit her knowledge for conquest. Morven faces the challenge of embracing her role as a leader and confronting the consequences of her actions to save her people from extinction.

Environmental educators face a formidable challenge when they approach climate change due to the complexity of the science and of the political and cultural contexts in which people live. There is a clear consensus among climate scientists that climate change is already occurring as a result of human activities, but high levels of climate...

Nachdem ihre Eltern während des Trecks nach Westen gestorben und ihre Brüder bei anderen Familien untergebracht sind, hält Annie es in der Enge der Siedlung nicht mehr aus. Sie bricht auf, ganz allein, nur mit ihrem Pferd, ihrem Hund und ihrem Gewehr. Auch ihr Ziel ist der Westen, wo sie ein Stück Heimat finden möchte, eine Farm bewirtschaften und die Geschwister nachholen. Aber in den endlosen Weiten der Prärie lauern Gefahren, nicht nur für ein 16-jähriges Mädchen: Wölfe, Bären und die Indianer, vor denen man sie am meisten gewarnt hat. Da ist es gut, dass Annie ausgezeichnet schießen kann. Und sie lernt auf ihrer Reise, dem eigenen Instinkt und der eigenen Erfahrung zu vertrauen - und stellt fest, dass vermeintliche Feinde oft Freunde sind und umgekehrt.