The Stations of Solitude

By Alice Koller

Book Overview

Alice shows us how the "being alone: most of us fear can be transformed into unending creativity. She guides us through the stations of solitude, the stopping places at which we make choices about the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553354078
• ISBN13: 9780553354072
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

the animal connection

I totally disagree with the reader from Munich who was disgusted by Koller's deep commitment to her animals. In my opinion, it's the strongest element of her book. She's an extremely intelligent person who's bravely and totally dedicated to the rights and welfare of animals, as well as being able to relate to the natural world all around her. I picked up the book attracted by its title, because I'm a practitioner of solitude...

Pleased to have read it

I'm was getting ready to list this book for sale and something about it--of over a thousand books I've listed--drew my attention. I am very glad I read it and will be looking for her other works to read. I won't bother describing the book since that has been done. I will say that this book speaks to the part of me that is sick of living in a city surrounded by people and feeling alone. The part of me that yearns to give up...

The Stations of Solitude

I have read both of Alice Koller's books and was blessed, after reading "Stations" to be able to write to her and receive a reply back. Both of us have deeply mourned the untimely death of a beloved pet and soulmate, and her few words of comfort brought me solice. Her first book set the course of my life and I will be eternally grateful. I don't know if Alice is still alive, but if she is I wish she would write another...

Intelligent woman's search for meaning

It's quite a shame that this book is out-of-print and not as readily available as Ms. Koller's other title, "An Unknown Woman". I've read "Stations of Solitude" several times, and am always amazed at this woman's perspective. She speaks candidly of her travails in the politics of ivy-league academia, her enduring attachments to her friends (both human and animal), her struggles with money, and her intimate relationships...

One of the best books I have read!

This is a book about a woman's serach for herself! She goes to live on an island off of Massachusetts in a brutal winter with her dog. It's an emotional journey on truly examining oneself and one's life choices. My best friend, my mother and I all loved this book & couldn't put it down. It's a must read!