nBeauty does not linger, it only visits. nYet beautys visitation affects us and invites us into its rhythm, nit calls us to feel, think, and act beautifully in the world: nto create and live a life that awakens the Beautiful. nn nBeauty is a gentle but urgent call to awaken. Bestselling author John ODonohueopens our eyes, hearts, and minds to the wonder of our own relationshipwith beauty by exposing the infinity and mystery of its breadth. His wordsreturn us to the dignity of silence, profundity of stillness, power of thought andperception, and the eternal grace and generosity of beautys presence. In this masterfuland revelatory work, ODonohue encourages our greater intimacy with beauty andcelebrates it for what it really is: a homecoming of the human spirit.As he focuses on the classical, medieval, and Celtic traditions of art, music, literature, nature, and language, ODonohue reveals how beautys invisible embraceinvites us toward new heights of passion and creativity even in these uncertain timesof global conflict and crisis.n