'My favourite book of the year' - Kate Humble, Radio Times 'This is
a book for literary connoisseurs, fact-lovers and
environmentalists. In short, it is a book about trees and people,
for everyone.' - BBC Countryfile 'Eclectic, brilliant and
beautifully written, David Haskell reboots our aromatic memory
reminding us of how our lives are intertwined with the wonder of
trees. A treat not to be sneezed at.' - Sir Peter Crane, FRS
'Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree is a transportive olfactory journey
through the forest that sets the sense tingling. Every chapter
summons a new aroma: leaf litter and woodsmoke, pine resin and
tannin, quinine and bay leaf - life in all its glorious complexity.
David George Haskell is a knowledgeable, witty and erudite
companion, who takes us by the hand and leads us through the world,
reminding us to breathe it all in. This book is a breath of fresh
air.' - Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment Thirteen Ways to
Smell a Tree takes you on a journey to connect with trees through
the sense most aligned to our emotions and memories. Thirteen
essays are included that explore the evocative scents of trees,
from the smell of a book just printed as you first open its pages,
to the calming scent of Linden blossom, to the ingredients of a
particularly good gin & tonic: In your hand: a highball glass,
beaded with cool moisture. In your nose: the aromatic embodiment of
globalized trade. The spikey, herbal odour of European juniper
berries. A tang of lime juice from a tree descended from wild
progenitors in the foothills of the Himalayas. Bitter quinine, from
the bark of the South American cinchona tree, spritzed into your
nostrils by the pop of sparkling tonic water. Take a sip, feel the
aroma and taste three continents converge. Each essay also contains
a practice the reader is invited to experience. For example, taking
a tree inventory of your own home, appreciating just how many
things around us came from trees. And if you've ever hugged a tree
when no one was looking, try breathing in the scents of different
trees that live near you, the smell of pine after the rain, the
refreshing, mind-clearing scent of a eucalyptus leaf crushed in
your hand. Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree also contains everyday
practices the reader is invited to experience. For example, taking
a tree inventory of your own home, appreciating just how many
things around us came from trees. And if you've ever hugged a tree
when no one was looking, try breathing in the scents of different
trees that live near you, the smell of pine after the rain, the
refreshing, mind-clearing scent of a eucalyptus leaf crushed in
your hand.
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