Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest [Hardcover]

Robin Easton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 10, 2010

'You must be mad to live in the bloody jungle, mates.' Not mad exactly, just disconnected and seeking more meaning and adventure in their lives. An eccentric free spirit who never quite fit in, Robin Easton saw her soul mate in Ian—a rugged, rowdy Aussie who wanted out of the confines of his family's business. Together they planned their Great Escape: to live off the grid in a remote area of Australia's Daintree Rainforest.

But as their Jeep wound its way closer to the tiny black dot on the map, Robin couldn't have fathomed just how the jungle would test her mentally, physically, and spiritually. As she came face to face with her fears of deadly snakes, leeches, and man-eating crocodiles, she began to unravel the mysteries of life and death, love and loss, and nature and humankind. Hidden in the forest mist, she discovered our biological relationship to the natural world and our unique place in it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Naked in Eden is a can't-put-it-down thrilling account of who we really are--and why our connection with the natural world is so healing and vital. This book is a page turner. I couldn't help but think, 'I want to see the movie!'"

--Christiane Northrup, M.D., author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause,and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

(Christiane Northrup )

About the Author

Robin Easton walked away from society at the age of twenty-five.  She left the United States and went to live with her husband in the remote tropical Daintree Rainforest of Queensland, Australia. One of Robin's most remarkable rainforest experiences was the gift of music.  During her last year in the rainforests of Australia she began to dream beautiful music.  When she returned to the United States she sat at a piano and played as if she'd played for ten years.  Unable to read music, Robin has performed and recorded on both the east and west coasts.  She's done production work with musician Les Brown, Jr., and produced and published her own piano solo album, all from her original dream music.

Robin's story has been told on an award-winning NBC News affiliate piece, Paul Harvey News, CNN, KBLA Radio, KSFR, and others.  She's appeared in magazines and newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada.  In 2002 Robin helped found the Daintree Rainforest Land Trust (DRLT) to help save the vital rainforests.  She writes and blogs at www.nakedineden.com.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: HCI; 1 edition (August 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757315127
• ISBN-13: 978-0757315121
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #407,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #34 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Ethnic & National > Australian
  • #36 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Rain Forests

More About the Author

ROBIN EASTON, author of "Naked in Eden: My Adventure and Awakening in the Australian Rainforest", is an adventurer. She spent much of her adult life in wild remote areas including, Alaska, Tasmania, Australia and the north woods of Maine, and has traveled to New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, and lived throughout Europe. She is a writer, speaker, musician, nature photographer, and artisan.

Robin grew up in beautiful western Maine. Her parents were committed to getting their children away from the TV and into nature. In her book, "Naked in Eden", Robin tells how her father got rid of the family TV and took his six kids into the wild. Robin's father taught her how to camp, hike, handle a canoe, and a bow and arrow. He instilled in her a creative and freethinking way of life, and encouraged her to be adventurous.

At age twenty-five Easton left the USA, walked away from society, and went to live with her husband in the remote Daintree Rainforest of Queensland, Australia. Easton's true life stories entertain, educate and inspire. In the rainforest, kangaroos, birds and bandicoots befriended her, as her bare feet shared paths with centipedes, leeches and ticks. She learned to handle and identify some of the world's deadliest snakes.

One of Robin's most remarkable rainforest experiences was the gift of music. During her last year in the rainforests of Australia she began to dream beautiful music. When she returned to the USA she sat at a piano and played as if she'd played for ten years. Although unable to read music, Robin went on to perform liven shows. Robin tells more about this story in her second book, which she is currently working on.

Robin thrives on challenges, new experiences, and being with nature. She's been hit twice by lightning, but still loves the wildness of storms. However, she now takes more care. She loves hiking barefoot up mountains, camping under the stars, kayaking, canoeing, nature photography, playing the Native American flute, composing piano solos, singing, glass fusing, and pottery. Robin feels her main passion in life is to love. Her story has been told on an award-winning NBC News affiliate piece, Paul Harvey News, KBLA Radio, KSFR and others. She's appeared in magazines and newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada.