Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence

"Listening Below the Noise offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest... one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there." -- Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle

A meditation on silence, the art of being present, and simple spirituality from critically acclaimed novelist Anne D. LeClaire (Entering Normal, The Lavender Hour), Listening Below the Noise offers a practical path to achieving calm, peaceful solitude in hectic lives. Practitioners of yoga and meditation of various traditions have long known the curative powers of stillness; in Listening Below the Noise, LeClaire offers her own unique, compelling version of this ancient wisdom tradition.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Published: 02/01/2009
ISBN: 9780061353352
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 7.34h x 5.40w x 0.89d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/12/2009 pg. 38
Booklist 02/15/2009 pg. 6
Library Journal 03/01/2009 pg. 62