Heart's Oratorio: One Woman's Journey Through Love, Death, and Modern Medicine - Oak, Mary
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A memoir about life (and near-death) with a genetic heart condition. This book is composed of many voices: physical and metaphysical; medical and mystical. It's a love story, a heroine's journey and a medical drama that explores the fragility and resilience of the human heart. The journey portrayed reconciles the author's family heritage of natural healing and the conflict that arises between a holistic and spiritual orientation with western technology. This literary non-fiction narrative weaves between personal and mythic realms, depicting a mother's love for her children at risk and a…mehr

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A memoir about life (and near-death) with a genetic heart condition. This book is composed of many voices: physical and metaphysical; medical and mystical. It's a love story, a heroine's journey and a medical drama that explores the fragility and resilience of the human heart. The journey portrayed reconciles the author's family heritage of natural healing and the conflict that arises between a holistic and spiritual orientation with western technology. This literary non-fiction narrative weaves between personal and mythic realms, depicting a mother's love for her children at risk and a woman's love for a man who stands by her in the darkest hours. "Heart's Oratorio" provides examples of the miraculous, offering hope to those dealing with chronic and life-threatening illness.
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Autorenporträt
Mary Oak's work is rooted in a love for the living Earth and a spirituality that draws from many sources. She is on the core faculty of Sound Circle Center in Seattle, where she teaches creative writing, storytelling, and nature awareness. She also works one-on-one as a writing guide. Mary holds a degree in Mythopoetics and Sacred Ecology, and an MFA in Creative Writing, both from Antioch University. She is a seventh-generation homeopath, working in a wide range of healing modalities. One of her deepest joys is having raised three sons and a daughter. She lives with her husband, David Fries, in Seattle.