Talking To Angels | PBS Special Documentaries - Extreme Solo Canoe Journeys with Robert Perkins

In Talking to Angels Robert Perkins and Irene Goodale face and learn to live with her breast cancer. In Robert Perkins’ universally-praised memoir of the same name, he examines what sustains the human spirit in the face of adversity. To learn more about Robert, his films, books, and art visit https://robertfperkins.com/. "Robert Perkins' theme in Talking to Angels is what Plotinus called 'the flight of the alone.' It is in a sense the ultimate theme, and Perkins' account, like all true attempts to embody it, is a log of different parts of a voyage of discovery—frightening, exhilarating, without promises, but with its own unquestionable reward." — W.S. Merwin "On a transatlantic flight I just finished reading Talking to Angels. It is a haunting book that will stay with me. I read much of it with tears in my eyes and yet it is a life-affirming book. I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to read it." —Howard Gardner, Professor of Education at Harvard University