The cover of Margie Patlak’s ‘More than Meets the Eye’ In a new book of essays, a part-time Maine resident takes a unique approach to dealing with a personal loss. Rather than viewing her memories only through the lens of the past, both past and present are equals in her effort to make sense of it all. Add to it a natural world that perpetually surrounds life, loss becomes tolerable, understandable and perhaps even beautiful. To do this, More Than Meets the Eye author Margie Patlak says a person must let their sense of wonder look into the soul of a place, allow its flora, fauna, and of course the sea to open up, letting us truly see and, in return, heal. The award-winning writer takes us on her journey of seeing the natural world on the coast of Maine as she deals with the deaths of family members. She does this through her meticulous layered and artful approach to her writing and sprinkles it with golden nuggets of wonder both from a science-based perspective and a very real human perspective. An accomplished science writer, Patlak has written hundreds of articles about the environment, neuroscience, biomedical research, and technology for publications such as the Washington Post, Discover magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and others. She has degrees in botany and environmental studies and shares time living in Philadelphia and Corea, Maine Patlak’s journey begins with “seals swimming out to meet my mother” as her remains are sprinkled into the Gulf of […]
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