Listening Below the Noise

When novelist Anne D. LeClaire decided to turn an ordinary Monday into a day of silence, she viewed her experiment as a one-time occurrence. Little did she realize she had begun an inner voyage that would transform her life.

In the seventeen years since, LeClaire has practiced total silence on the first and third Monday of each month. By detaching herself from the bustle of her hectic lifestyle and learning to listen to her deepest self, she has found a center from which to live – one that tests, strengthens, and heals her. In practicing silence, she has discovered her own secret garden – a sacred, private place where true personal growth is possible. With clarity and humor, LeClaire reveals how silence has brought joy to her life and helped her foster new connections with nature, with others, and with herself.

Anne D. LeClaire is the author of eight novels, including the critically acclaimed Entering Normal and The Lavender Hour, and her work has been published in 24 countries. She is a former reporter, radio news broadcaster, and newspaper columnist whose work has appeared in publications such as Redbook, the Boston Globe, and the New York Times. She lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

“Listening Below the Noise offers readers the possibility of finding grace and peace in the natural world and in ourselves. Elegant and honest … one of those rare books that finds its way into our hearts, and stays there.” - Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle