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2006 Nominated

Now is the Time to Open Your Heart

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Kate has always been a wanderer. A well-published author, married several times, she has lived a life full of exploration. Now, as she begins to feel the first ravages of age, she wants to find a new sense of meaning.

She leaves her lover Yolo and embarks on a journey down the Colorado river – a journey that will force her to re-explore her past and her future, and her connection to the real world. On her travels she meets shamans and the mysterious spiritual world of the native Indian. Yolo too begins his own journey as he travels to Hawaii and meets a former lover whose life is being destroyed by the excesses of American society.

As Kate and Yolo gain shifting insights into their own lives and the world around them, will their paths diverge or lead back to each other?

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Alice
Walker

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
United States
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Random House Inc.

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