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From the bestselling author of Wintering, Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing is a life-affirming and poignant exploration of nature, and how reconnecting to wild landscapes can create peace in our unquiet minds.

''A windswept tale, beautifully told'' Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

''A manifesto for the value of difficult people. I loved it'' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun

In August 2015, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted to understand why she had stopped coping with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating, and why the world felt full of inundation and expectations she can''t meet. Setting her feet down on the rugged and difficult path by the sea, the answer begins to unfold.

The Electricity of Every Living Thing tells the story of the year in which Katherine comes to terms with a diagnosis which shakes

The Electricity of Every Living Thing

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      Publisher Orion Publishing Co
      Published 16 May 2019
      ISBN-13 9781409172512
      978-1409172512
      ISBN-10 1409172511
      Also in:
      Non Fiction Biography Memoirs Education Health & Wellbeing Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions Autism Spectrum Disorder

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the bestselling author of Wintering, Katherine May, The Electricity of Every Living Thing is a life-affirming and poignant exploration of nature, and how reconnecting to wild landscapes can create peace in our unquiet minds.

      ''A windswept tale, beautifully told'' Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path

      ''A manifesto for the value of difficult people. I loved it'' Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun

      In August 2015, Katherine May set out to walk the 630-mile South West Coast Path. She wanted to understand why she had stopped coping with everyday life; why motherhood had been so overwhelming and isolating, and why the world felt full of inundation and expectations she can''t meet. Setting her feet down on the rugged and difficult path by the sea, the answer begins to unfold.

      The Electricity of Every Living Thing tells the story of the year in which Katherine comes to terms with a diagnosis which shakes

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