Publisher's Synopsis
From actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah, an enchanting and fascinating memoir as told through her chance encounters with different wild animals.
Ever since she was a young girl growing up in the forty-second floor of a Chicago high rise, Daryl Hannah felt a deep connection to the animals that roamed the world below. Though she went on to become a celebrated Hollywood actress, her deep engagement with nature and wildlife remained central to her life. In Wild Love, Hannah recalls her chance encounters with various wild creatures, and how they ultimately helped to share the trajectory of her remarkable life. Beginning with her introverted youth, Hannah details the challenges of personal relationships, her work in film, and her move towards outspoken, impassioned advocacy and activism.
The stories that make up Wild Love include fascinating facts about each species, such as their roles in our ecosphere, unusual behavioral traits, and the spiritual significance of these animals to indigenous cultures. Hannah found that their symbolic meaning often paralleled the events in her own life. In "Dragonfly," Hannah describes the grief following the death of her beloved stepfather and her gentle pet horse; in "Wolf," she ponders her earliest romantic relationships as she recounts the first time she interacted with a wolf pack.
With personal photographs and art throughout, Wild Love is Hannah's singular look back at her life.
