Belonging : Natural histories of place, identity and home, Amanda Thomson

Belonging : Natural histories of place, identity and home, Amanda ThomsonNew Paperback SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE 2022 Reflecting on family, identity and nature, belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love letter to nature, especially the northern landscapes of Scotland and the Scots pinewoods of Abernethy. Beautifully written and featuring Amanda Thomson's artwork and photography throughout, it explores how

from the first day of the Somme to the Hundred Days

frail man is the one they once called The Great Tarare

But as time passes

chanterelles and even grasshoppers

hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement

000 route maps and downloadable 1:50

but when Christiane arrives she is shocked to realize that they are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord

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We're still empowered by their daring leap into the self

There she was

The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world

suffered a catastrophic late medieval decline in the aftermath of the Black Death