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The Desert Pilgrim: En Route to Mysticism and Miracles

The Desert Pilgrim: En Route to Mysticism and Miracles Paperback - 2004

by Swander, Mary

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In this exquisite memoir, critically acclaimed writer Mary Swander recounts her extraordinary trek from suffering to emotional, physical, and spiritual recovery. After a car accident left her almost completely paralyzed and in chronic pain with no medical cure in sight, Swander a lapsed Catholic, without any family to speak of headed for New Mexico in search of the alternative medicine that the region is known for. Amid the stark beauty of the desert, she meets two unusual healers: Father Sergei, a Russian Orthodox monk who helps restore her faith, and Lu, a curandera, whose herbal remedies help restore her body. Using her own transcendent experiences, Swander weaves an investigation into the history of healing and such mystics as Teresa of Avila, St. Francis of Assisi, and Hildegard of Bingen. Beautifully written, The Desert Pilgrim shows readers how to restore their faith in the modern world and how to believe in miracles again.

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Penguin Books, 2004-06-29. Paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Paperback. Very Good. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Remainder mark to bottom edge.
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Mary Swander is an award-winning poet and essayist and the author of eight works of nonfiction. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, New Republic, and USA Today. A regular commentator on Iowa Public Radio, Swander teaches at Iowa State University

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I stand near the back of the nave of Father Sergei's church, my eyes fixed on the two nuns bowing and chanting at a lectern near the wall, their black veils drawn down to their eyebrows, the room dark and hazy from the incense rising up in the air.

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Beautifully written... a cross between Kathleen Norris and Carlos Castaneda. (Publishers Weekly)Reads like an epic... In a journey from despair to healing, [Swander] finds the power of faith and love and what is truly significant. (Linda Hogan, author of Power)

About the author

Mary Swander is an award-winning poet and essayist and the author of eight works of nonfiction. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, New Republic, and USA Today. A regular commentator on Iowa Public Radio, Swander teaches at Iowa State University