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It is a time of awakening. In our fields, hedgerows and woodlands,
our beaches, cities and parks, an almost imperceptible shift soon
becomes a riot of sound and colour: winter ends, and life surges
forth once more. Whether in town or country, we all share in this
natural rhythm, in the joy and anticipation of the changing year.
In prose and poetry both old and new, Spring mirrors the unfolding
of the season, inviting us to see what's around us with new eyes.
Featuring original writing by Rob Cowen, Miriam Darlington and
Stephen Moss, classic extracts from the work of George Orwell,
Clare Leighton and H. E. Bates, and fresh new voices from across
the UK, this is an original and inspiring collection of nature
writing that brings the British springtime to life in all its vivid
glory.
The breathtaking sequel to the stunning By Ash, Oak and Thorn from
acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist
Melissa Harrison - perfect for cosy nights! CHOSEN AS ONE OF
COUNTRYFILE'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2021PRAISE FOR BY ASH, OAK AND
THORN: 'Timely and magical, it will open the young reader's eyes to
the wonders of the natural world.' NATASHA FARRANT 'Each page brims
with the wonder of our natural world, so much to learn but all a
sheer delight.' PIERS TORDAY As autumn arrives, Moss, Sorrel,
Burnet and Dormer decide to return home to Ash Row to unravel a
riddle that might explain why their kind are fading from the Wild
World. When you're only one-hand high, it's a journey filled with
both danger and delight: golden leaves, shiny conkers and the
brightest of berries, but also storms and the first frost of
winter. They have friendship, good sense and humour on their side,
but will it be enough to secure a future for the Hidden Folk? Or
will they need to go further, and find a way to work with the most
unreliable of creatures ... humans? A tale of disappearing
wilderness that couldn't be more relevant in today's environmental
crisis, brought to life for children by three tiny, funny, eternal
beings - the hidden folk. From acclaimed nature writer and literary
fiction novelist, Melissa Harrison, whose work has been shortlisted
for the Costa Book Award and longlisted for the Baileys Prize.
Inspired by 1942 classic The Little Grey Men by BB, with shades of
The Borrowers.
A breathtaking tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder from
acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist,
Melissa Harrison - the perfect read for cosy nights! SHORTLISTED
FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS 2021 CHOSEN AS ONE OF
COUNTRYFILE'S BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2021 'Timely and magical, it
will open the young reader's eyes to the wonders of the natural
world.' NATASHA FARRANT 'Each page brims with the wonder of our
natural world, so much to learn but all a sheer delight.' PIERS
TORDAY Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once
revered as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter
hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed,
they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey
which takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart
of a city. Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio
search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet
disappearing world ... The breathtaking children's debut from
acclaimed nature writer and literary fiction novelist, Melissa
Harrison: shortlisted for the Costa Book Award and longlisted for
the Baileys Prize Inspired by 1942 classic The Little Grey Men by
BB, with shades of The Borrowers A tale of disappearing wilderness
that couldn't be more relevant in today's environmental crisis,
brought to life for children by three tiny, funny, eternal beings
Continue the adventure in book 2, By Rowan and Yew!
Autumn is a time of transformation. Crisp, clear days mark summer's
close and usher in a new season with its rich scents and vivid
palette, leaves flaming red and gold by day, bonfires and fireworks
lighting up the lengthening nights. There is abundance, as humans
and animals make stores for the winter; and there is decay, which
gives rise to the next cycle of life. In prose and poetry from
across the British Isles, Autumn captures both the exhilaration and
the melancholy of this turning point in the year. Featuring
original writing by Horatio Clare, John Lewis-Stempel and Amy
Liptrot, classic extracts from the work of Ted Hughes, Helen
Macdonald and Nan Shepherd, and a wealth of fresh new voices,
Autumn is an evocative celebration of the year's decline - and new
beginnings.
Winter is a withdrawal: quiet and dark and cold. But in the dim
light frost shimmers, stars twinkle and hearths blaze as we come
together to keep out the chill. In spite of the season, life
persists: visiting birds fill our skies, familiar creatures find
clever ways to survive, and the world reveals winter riches to
those willing to venture outdoors. In prose and poetry spanning
seven hundred years, Winter delights in the brisk pleasures and
enduring beauty of the year's turning. Featuring new writing from
Patrick Barkham, Satish Kumar and Anita Sethi, extracts from the
work of Robert Macfarlane, James Joyce and Kathleen Jamie, and a
range of exciting new voices from across the UK, this invigorating
collection evokes the joys and the consolations of this magical
time of year.
Summer is a season of richness: gold against blue; sun dazzle on
water; sweet fragrance, and the sound of insects, filling the air.
We feel the sand between our toes, or the grass beneath our feet.
In these long, warm days, languid and sensual, we reconnect with
the natural world, revelling in light and scent and colour once
more. Capturing the high point of the year's progress, Summer
presents prose and poetry spanning eight hundred years. Featuring
new contributions by Simon Barnes, Michael McCarthy and Esther
Woolfson, classic extracts from the work of Charles Dickens, Mary
Webb and Philip Larkin, and diverse new nature writing from across
the UK, this vibrant and evocative collection will inspire you to
go out and enjoy the pleasures of summer.
'A masterpiece' JON MCGREGOR
'Impossible to forget' THE TIMES
'Astonishing' GUARDIAN
'Startling' FINANCIAL TIMES
A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
The autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, though the Great War still casts a shadow over the cornfields of her beloved home, Wych Farm.
When charismatic, outspoken Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to write about fading rural traditions, she takes an interest in fourteen-year-old Edie, showing her a kindness she has never known before. But the older woman isn't quite what she seems. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the whole community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster.
Orlando King is a trilogy about a beautiful young man, raised in a
remote and eccentric wilderness, arriving in 1930s London and
setting the world of politics ablaze. In a time of bread riots and
hunger marches, with the spectre of Fascism casting an ever
lengthening shadow over Europe, Orlando glidingly cuts a swathe
through the thickets of business, the corridors of politics, the
pleasure gardens of the Cliveden set, acquiring wealth, adulation,
a beautiful wife, and a seat in Parliament. But the advent of war
brings with it Orlando's downfall; and his daughter Agatha,
cloistered with him in his banishment, is left to pick through the
rubble of his smoking, ruined legacy.
Elegant and muscular,
powerful and razor-sharp, Orlando King is a bildungsroman, Greek
tragedy and political saga all in one; a glittering exorcism of the
inter-war generation's demons to rival the work of Evelyn Waugh and
Muriel Spark.
Winner: Mountain Literature (Non Fiction) The Jon Whyte Award,
Banff Mountain Book Competition 2019 Waymaking is an anthology of
prose, poetry and artwork by women who are inspired by wild places,
adventure and landscape. Published in 1961, Gwen Moffat's Space
Below My Feet tells the story of a woman who shirked the
conventions of society and chose to live a life in the mountains.
Some years later in 1977, Nan Shepherd published The Living
Mountain, her prose bringing each contour of the Cairngorm
mountains to life. These pioneering women set a precedent for a way
of writing about wilderness that isn't about conquering landscapes,
reaching higher, harder or faster, but instead about living and
breathing alongside them, becoming part of a larger adventure. The
artists in this inspired collection continue Gwen and Nan's
legacies, redressing the balance of gender in outdoor adventure
literature. Their creativity urges us to stop and engage our
senses: the smell of rain-soaked heather, wind resonating through a
col, the touch of cool rock against skin, and most importantly a
taste of restoring mind, body and spirit to a former equanimity.
With contributions from adventurers including Alpinist magazine
editor Katie Ives, multi-award-winning author Bernadette McDonald,
adventurers Sarah Outen and Anna McNuff, renowned filmmaker Jen
Randall and many more, Waymaking is an inspiring and pivotal work
published in an era when wilderness conservation and gender
equality are at the fore.
A SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR *UPDATED EDITION FEATURING
EXTRA MATERIAL* A nature diary by award-winning novelist, nature
writer and hit podcaster Melissa Harrison, following her journey
from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside. 'A writer
of great gifts.' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'The journal of a writer to
compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most
celebrated nature writers.' JOHN CAREY, THE TIMES A Londoner for
over twenty years, moving from flat to Tube to air-conditioned
office, Melissa Harrison knew what it was to be insulated from the
seasons. Adopting a dog and going on daily walks helped reconnect
her with the cycle of the year and the quiet richness of nature all
around her: swifts nesting in a nearby church; ivy-leaved toadflax
growing out of brick walls; the first blackbird's song; an
exhilarating glimpse of a hobby over Tooting Common. Moving from
scrappy city verges to ancient, rural Suffolk, where Harrison
eventually relocates, this diary - compiled from her beloved Nature
Notebook column in The Times - maps her joyful engagement with the
natural world and demonstrates how we must first learn to see, and
then act to preserve, the beauty we have on our doorsteps - no
matter where we live. A perceptive and powerful call-to-arms
written in mesmerising prose, The Stubborn Light of Things confirms
Harrison as a central voice in British nature writing.
A SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR A nature diary by
award-winning novelist, nature writer and hit podcaster Melissa
Harrison, following her journey from urban south London to the
rural Suffolk countryside. 'A writer of great gifts.' Robert
Macfarlane 'The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy.
Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.' John
Carey, The Times A Londoner for over twenty years, moving from flat
to Tube to air-conditioned office, Melissa Harrison knew what it
was to be insulated from the seasons. Adopting a dog and going on
daily walks helped reconnect her with the cycle of the year and the
quiet richness of nature all around her: swifts nesting in a nearby
church; ivy-leaved toadflax growing out of brick walls; the first
blackbird's song; an exhilarating glimpse of a hobby over Tooting
Common. Moving from scrappy city verges to ancient, rural Suffolk,
where Harrison eventually relocates, this diary - compiled from her
beloved Nature Notebook column in The Times - maps her joyful
engagement with the natural world and demonstrates how we must
first learn to see, and then act to preserve, the beauty we have on
our doorsteps - no matter where we live. A perceptive and powerful
call-to-arms written in mesmerising prose, The Stubborn Light of
Things confirms Harrison as a central voice in British nature
writing.
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Clay (Paperback)
Melissa Harrison
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Eight-year-old TC skips school to explore the city's overgrown,
forgotten corners. Sophia, seventy-eight, watches with concern as
he slips past her window, through the little park she loves. She's
writing to her granddaughter, Daisy, whose privileged upbringing
means she exists in a different world from TC - though the two
children live less than a mile apart. Jozef spends his days doing
house clearances, his nights working in a takeaway. He can't forget
the farm he left behind in Poland, its woods and fields still a
part of him, although he is a thousand miles away. When he meets TC
he finds a kindred spirit: both lonely, both looking for something,
both lost.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA NOVEL AWARD 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE
BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 Four-thirty on a May
morning: the black fading to blue, dawn gathering somewhere below
the treeline in the east. A long, straight road runs between
sleeping fields to the little village of Lodeshill, and on it two
cars lie wrecked and ravished, violence gathered about them in the
silent air. One wheel, upturned, still spins. Howard and Kitty have
recently moved to Lodeshill after a life spent in London; now,
their marriage is wordlessly falling apart. Custom car enthusiast
Jamie has lived in the village for all of his nineteen years and
dreams of leaving it behind, while Jack, a vagrant farm-worker and
mystic in flight from a bail hostel, arrives in the village on foot
one spring morning, bringing change. All four of them are
struggling to find a life in the modern countryside; all are trying
to find ways to belong. Building to an extraordinary climax over
the course of one spring month, At Hawthorn Time is both a
clear-eyed picture of rural Britain, and a heartbreaking
exploration of love, land and loss.
A wonderful meditation on the English landscape in wet weather by
the acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison.
Whenever rain falls, our countryside changes. Fields, farms, hills
and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and
over time the terrain itself is transformed. In Rain, Melissa
Harrison explores our relationship with the weather as she follows
the course of four rain showers, in four seasons, across Wicken
Fen, Shropshire, the Darent Valley and Dartmoor. Blending these
expeditions with reading, research, memory and imagination, she
reveals how rain is not just an essential element of the world
around us, but a key part of our own identity too.
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Magnetic Heat (Paperback)
Lashawn Vasser; Illustrated by Jb Logic; Edited by Melissa Harrison
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Magnetic Pulse (Paperback)
Lashawn Vasser; Edited by Melissa Harrison; Illustrated by Logic Jb
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Discovery Miles 4 270
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Brighter Later (Hardcover)
Brian Stevens David; Afterword by Melissa Harrison
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