Prologue -- Part I: The violet-pot adventures -- Part II: A green kingdom -- Part III: Juxtapositions -- Part IV: The cultural life -- Part V: Love and mystery -- Part VI: Familiar territory --Epilogue.
Note
"Winner of The John Burroughs Medal"--Cover.
"Originally published in hardcover by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in August 2010."--Title page verso.
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [179]-186).
Summary
In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, Elisabeth Bailey shares an inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a "Neohelix albolabris"--A common woodland snail.