[quote]village voice > books > Wander Woman by Joy Press: "The word lost derives from the old Norse term for 'disbanding an army,' and Solnit fears that 'many people never disband their armies, never go beyond what they know.' In Wanderlust she delved into the shrinkage of public space, and here she pursues the idea that children's lack of opportunity to roam freely—'Because of their parents' fear of the monstrous things that might happen (and do happen, but rarely)'—will strip away our culture's sense of adventure and imagination. Wildlife has returned to many American neighborhoods because, '[a]s far as the animals are concerned, the suburbs are an abandoned landscape.'"[/quote]

Getting lost is a luxury!