Whether seeking more time for Solitude or suffering what seems a surfeit of it, readers will find the best of companions here.
He delves into the lives and works of nearly a dozen iconic "solitaries" he considers his kindred spirits, from Thoreau at Walden Pond and Emi.
Fenton Johnson\'s lyrical prose and searching sensibility explores what it means to choose to be solitary and celebrates the notion, common in his Roman Catholic childhood, that Solitude is a legitimate and dignified calling.
Whether seeking more time for Solitude or suffering what seems a surfeit of it, readers will find the best of companions here