In this book, author Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women writers who have contributed to our understanding of the natural world. Scholars, conservationists, essay writers, explorers and more... each of these women have added to our connection with nature in their own unique ways through hundreds of years of history. Part biography, part travel essay, Writing Wild guides the reader through the lives of these writers and the legacy they left behind, and encourages the next generation of women to continue.
Writing Wild introduced me to a whole new genre. Many of these female writers were new to me, although some I'd met in history before. Still Aalto does a wonderful job of adding the details needed to see them as whole women and their unique place in literature. Aalto does a wonderful job of introducing the environment in which each of these writers would have been immersed. She takes the reader on a journey of highlighting each woman's contributions to history while allowing their own voices to shine through. Writing Wild would make a delightful read for anyone interested in women's history, or environmental issues.
*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
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