WINNER OF BOOK OF THE YEAR, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BRITISH BOOK
AWARDS 2021 Rediscover the natural world with the multi-award
winning phenomenon and youngest ever major literary prize winner in
UK history. 'Miraculous memoir . . . profoundly moving' Observer
'Dara is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical,
lyrical' Robert Macfarlane 'It's a diary but essentially timeless .
. . It's really, really special' Chris Packham ALSO WINNER OF: THE
WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD
FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020, BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS FOR
NON-FICTION 2020; SHORTLISTED FOR: WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR
2020 & LONGLISTED FOR: THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020
___________ 'This diary chronicles the turning of my world, from
spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.' Evocative, raw
and lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world
through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an autistic teenager coping with
the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while
pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.
Shifting from intense darkness to light, recalling his sensory
encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites,
hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty
reveals worlds we have neglected to see, in a stunning world of
nature writing that is a future classic. Diary of a Young
Naturalist is a powerful and scintillating portrayal of the beauty
of the natural world, as it shines a light on autism and of
overcoming severe anxiety. It is a story of the binding love of
family and home, and how we can help each other through the most
difficult of times. ___________ BIG ISSUE BOOK OF THE YEAR HAY
FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An
extraordinary diary' The Times 'A torrent of pure, unmediated
fervour . . . This is writing at its wild and unruly best' Dr
Rachel Clarke 'Diary of a Young Naturalist is not only one of the
finest pieces of modern nature writing produced on this island in
recent years, McAnulty is one of our best young writers in any
genre' Irish Independent 'An exceptional new voice. Dara McAnulty
celebrates nature in such a fresh way and illuminates our
understanding of autism' Martha Kearney, chair of the Baillie
Gifford Prize 2020 'One of the most talented and passionate writers
of our era' Steve Silberman, award-winning author of NeuroTribes
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