A Slender Thread

his astonishing book by the prizewinning, bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses reveals Ackerman's parallel lives as an observer of the wildlife in her garden and as a telephone crisis counselor. "(Ackerman) brings a luminous and illuminating combination of sensuality, science, and speculation to whatever she considers." — San Francisco Examiner.

From the Hardcover edition.

• Author
• Diane Ackerman

• Format
• hardcover

• Publisher
• Random House Value Publishing

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780517361221

• Genres
• psychology, memoir, essays, poetry, nature

• Release date
• 1996