Almost Animal

"A ferocious, incandescent memoir about motherhood, liberation, and the natural world-following one woman's journey to reclaim her wildest self.

Growing up in Utah, a descendant of its earliest Mormon inhabitants, Amy Irvine spent her life fighting against the patriarchy that was her inheritance. The one place she felt truly herself was in the natural world. She climbed red rock, skied backcountry powder, and fought wildfires. But after the birth of her daughter, she found herself in a sit...