The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
By Elisabeth Tova Bailey
Published by
Green Books
ISBN 978 1 900322 91 1
Category Memoir/Natural History
Spring 2011
Synopsis
While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a terrarium alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world.
Author's Biography
Elisabeth Tova Bailey's essays and short stories have been published in the Missouri Review, Northwest Review and the Sycamore Review, and she has received several Pushcart Prize nominations. She lives in Maine.
Reviews
“A charming, delicate meditation on the meaning of life.†– Kirkus Review
“if the only time you think about snails is when you storm into the garden to wreak vengeance on them for ravaging your hostas, Bailey's beautifully written, brief memoir may change your views forever." – Daily Mail
“Beautiful†– E.O. Wilson
“Brilliant†– New York Review of Books
Price £ 12.95 Binding: Hardcover