This powerfully moving memoir offers a far-reaching exploration of what it means to be at home. Prompted by a diagnosis of breast cancer and the recognition of her mortality, Gates begins researching her surroundings in Berkeley, California, seeking out home in her neighborhood, her family, her body, and her spirit. Along the way she thoughtfully intertwines themes of love and family, home and homelessness, neighborhood and lost wilderness, progress and stillness, artfully bridging the inner and outer worlds.