"This book has it all: an original, compelling story; lyrical, evocative prose; a clear-eyed and passionate storyteller. It has true transformative power."

- Annie Dillard, author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

"She writes beautifully, poetically, of the need to care for the Earth. It is an environmental masterpiece."

"A love song to one of earth’s loveliest and most threatened places intertwined with human loves, disappointments, and healing. An extraordinary book full of wonder and passion and a courageous story about the heart of Prince William Sound and about sounding the depths of our own hearts."

"In this vivid and honest account of love, loss, and allegiance to place, Marybeth Holleman engages troubling questions about human impact on the wild. Ultimately, the ravaged landscapes of Alaska and of her own heart teach her to find joy in impermanence."

"Part celebration, part quest, part hard-hitting critical debate, The Heart of the Sound floats us into wondrous new territory. In this graceful meditation about love, loss, and learning, Holleman’s prose shimmers like sunlight on clear water."

- Nancy Lord, author of Fishcamp: Life on an Alaskan Shore

"Beautiful writing about Prince William Sound, like one long love poem...a story about a place that breaks your heart, and breaks it again."