A dance in the woods
Subtitle: a mother's insight
By: Janet K. Brennan
Publisher: Casa de Snapdragon LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Albuquerque, NM
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781937240486
Subjects: Family; Mothers and daughters; Biography; Daughters; Death; Asthmatics; Parental grief; Dance; Psychological aspects; Healing power of Nature; Homes and haunts
Description: "The fundamental feature of Janet's character is a passionate quest to find some sign of her daughter even after her tragic death, and she strives for it at any cost. Her dancing in the woods becomes a 'priestlike task of pure ablution' round the world of nature, and this helps her to get rid of her pain forever. After her daughter's death, Janet lost faith in everything. All that remained was Nature with its dark woods, and she would worship it kicking her feet 'in a mock Tarantella,' with deepest reverence, as the only solace for her. This is Janet's new vision of herself. She now experiences Nature's healing power like Wordsworth in his Tintern Abbey"--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Part One. The Woods; title: And so it begins..."Remembering"; title: Blossoms; title: Room Mates; title: A Dream and a Promise; title: The Stand Dance; title: Hospitals and Questions; title: Visions and Farewells; title: A Visit with Gracie; title: Trapped; title: Sights and Explorations; title: Shrinking Violet; title: The Epiphany; title: Recollections of a Rough Landing; title: Answers and a Not so Fond Farewell; title: Part Two. The Way; title: Gracie's News; title: Montecchia di Crosara; title: A Question of Faith; title: A Unique Dining Experience; title: Settling In; title: Dr. Paolo's Reluctant Diagnosis; title: Giancarlo's Accident, Going Back into the Woods; title: Rage, and a Secret is Revealed; title: The Garden; title: Out of Control; title: The Hospital Dream; title: Nick's Good News and Janet Needs a Sign; title: Janet's Confession, a Break in the Ice; title: The All-Star Tournament and Jellyfish; title: Mists, Music and another Strange Dream; title: Spiders; title: "Right Where I'm Supposed to Be"; title: Part Three. The Willow; title: Life in the Villa and a Gruesome Discovery; title: Bequeathing and Strange Messages; title: The Rumor; title: A Wonderful Reprieve; title: Dear Moochie; title: Angelina's Story; title: When Ariel Comes to Play; title: The Announcement, The Family Rallies; title: Letting Go; title: Big News for the Brennan Family; title: The Pizza Team All-stars go to Vilseck; title: A Dance in the Woods; title: Postscript; title: About Janet K. Brennan.