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Author:
Juli Berwald
Publisher:
Riverhead Books
Date:
April 5, 2022
Interwoven with this ode to coral reefsâand the undaunted scientists working to save them against almost impossible oddsâis the story of the author's attempts to help her daughter in her struggle with mental illness: On both fronts, Berwald explores what it means to keep fighting a battle whose outcome is uncertain.
What The Reviewers Say
... splendid.
... brilliant.
Entwined with the story of saving coral is Berwald’s engrossing personal history, which includes her daughter’s battle with mental illness.
Berwald’s concern for her daughter and growing awareness of the intricacy surrounding the fight to save the reefs make for a compulsive reading experience. Solidly researched, sharply observed, and compassionately rendered, the parallel struggles in Life on the Rocks make for science writing that is illuminating on several levels..
