'Truth and courage are what memoirs need and this one has them both
in spades … The unforgotten boy: that is what makes this a book a
revelation' ADAM NICOLSON ‘Wonderful, absolutely beguiling … I
learnt a lot and really loved it’ RICHARD HOLMES ‘Gloriously
evocative’ DAILY MAIL What makes a scientist? Charming, funny and
wise, in this memoir Richard Fortey shows how restless curiosity
about the natural world led him to become a leading scientist and
writer, with adventures and misadventures along the way. From a
garden shed laboratory where he manufactured the greatest stink in
the world to a tent high in the Arctic in pursuit of fossils, this
is a story of obsession and love of nature, flavoured with the
peculiarities and restrictions of post-war Britain. Fortey tells
the story of following his father down riverbanks to fish for
trout, and also of his father's shocking death. He unfolds his
early passions – fungi, ammonite hunting and eyeing up bird's
eggs. He evokes with warmth and wit how the natural world started
out as his playground and refuge, then became his life's work. Much
more than a story about science alone, this memoir gives an
unforgettable portrait of a young, curious mind, and shows how luck
and enthusiasm can create a special life.
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