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A Match to the Heart by Gretel Ehrlich

A Match to the Heart

One Woman’s Story of Being Struck By Lightning

One Woman’s Story of Being Struck By Lightning

By Gretel Ehrlich

By Gretel Ehrlich

By Gretel Ehrlich

By Gretel Ehrlich

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    About A Match to the Heart

    A powerful chronicle of a wounded woman’s exploration of nature and self

    After nature writer Gretel Ehrlich was struck by lightning near her Wyoming ranch and almost died, she embarked on a painstaking and visionary journey back to the land of the living. With the help of an extraordinary cardiologist and the companionship of her beloved dog Sam, she avidly explores the natural and spiritual world to make sense of what happened to her. We follow as she combs every inch of her new home on the California coast, attends a convention of lightning-strike victims, and goes on a seal watch in Alaska. Ehrlich then turns her focus inward, exploring the tiny but equally fascinating ecosystem of the human heart, and culminated in a stunningly beautiful description of open-heart surgery.

    About A Match to the Heart

    A powerful chronicle of a wounded woman’s exploration of nature and self

    After nature writer Gretel Ehrlich was struck by lightning near her Wyoming ranch and almost died, she embarked on a painstaking and visionary journey back to the land of the living. With the help of an extraordinary cardiologist and the companionship of her beloved dog Sam, she avidly explores the natural and spiritual world to make sense of what happened to her. We follow as she combs every inch of her new home on the California coast, attends a convention of lightning-strike victims, and goes on a seal watch in Alaska. Ehrlich then turns her focus inward, exploring the tiny but equally fascinating ecosystem of the human heart, and culminated in a stunningly beautiful description of open-heart surgery.

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    Also by Gretel Ehrlich

    Facing the Wave
    The Future of Ice
    This Cold Heaven
    Islands, the Universe, Home
    The Solace of Open Spaces
    See all books by Gretel Ehrlich

    About Gretel Ehrlich

    Gretel Ehrlich is the author of This Cold Heaven, The Future of Ice, Heart Mountain, Facing the Wave, and The Solace of Open Spaces, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Ehrlich studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She lives in… More about Gretel Ehrlich

    About Gretel Ehrlich

    Gretel Ehrlich is the author of This Cold Heaven, The Future of Ice, Heart Mountain, Facing the Wave, and The Solace of Open Spaces, among other works of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Ehrlich studied at Bennington College and UCLA film school. She lives in… More about Gretel Ehrlich

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Inspiration & Motivation | Personal Growth

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 01, 1995 | 208 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140179378

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Inspiration & Motivation | Personal Growth

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Jun 01, 1995 | 208 Pages | ISBN 9781440621086

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    Praise

    “A dazzling work of art.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review

    “This eclectic chronicle of recovery offers excursions into neurobiology, cardiology, the lore and science of lightning, and the medical literature of lightning injury. . . . Evocative writing and lots of fascinating facts.”—The New York Times Book Review

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