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Book SynopsisA lyrical exploration of mental health and nature, set to the phases of the moon
Trade Review‘A fascinating journey through myth, moonlight and ancient history.’
-- Chris Yates * Chris Yates, author of Nightwalk *
‘Like its subject, The Quiet Moon is glistening, rich and strange … soulfully bewitching at every quarter, good company through every wax and wane.’
-- Tim Dee * Tim Dee, broadcaster and author of The Running Sky and Four Fields *
‘A powerfully honest and deeply reassuring exploration of an individual's place in the world, and the incalculable wealth found when we take the time to notice the natural world and its rhythms.’
-- Fergus Collins * Fergus Collins, editor of BBC Countryfile Magazine *
‘Lunar curiosity guides this graceful sharing, not only of Parr’s deep knowing of the natural world, but also his vulnerability as he wrestles with mental health. A beautifully personal book that’s bound by a sweet melancholy.’
-- Verity Sharp * Verity Sharp, broadcaster *
‘Kev Parr stands among the finest natural history writers of our generation … a masterful storyteller and a man wholly unafraid to bare his soul on the page. With him, the reader is blessed with the most thoughtful guide and companion.’
-- Will Millard * Will Millard, BBC presenter and author of The Old Man and the Sand Eel *
'[The author] writes seamless prose like a moonlit weaver.' - Country Life Magazine
