Our Familiars [electronic resource] : : the Meaning of Animals in Our Lives
Anne Coombs2024
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How do animals guard, serve, and care for us? And how and why do we love them so
much?
Anne Coombs spent a lifetime working to understand the profound answers that
come from these two deceptively simple questions. Before her death in late 2021
she researched the topic extensively and reflected deeply on her own experiences
with animals, both domestic and in the paddocks. The animals in her life were
privy to her deepest and darkest emotions: her despair, her tears and her love.
Opening with the story of Anne’s childhood familiar, Elsie the goat—and
introducing Lena the donkey, her beloved dogs, Charlie the cat, the cows on the
farm, and Vincent the horse—this tender book takes us on an expansive journey
that is part personal memoir, part insightful research, and part noble call to
action. In Our Familiars Anne has left us with a beautiful meditation on the
awe-inspiring responsibility we take on with other living creatures: from their
containment and loss of freedom, t...
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Author:
Anne Coombs, Author
Imprint:
Perth, W.A. : Upswell Publishing, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781743823668
Language:
English
BRN:
526060
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