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''Fabulous, a triumph, and it will remain a favourite forever.'' CHRIS PACKHAM
''A miniature masterpiece.'' THE INDEPENDENT
''Charming and absorbing.'' THE TIMES

In celebration of its fifteen year anniversary, and including a new foreword by Helen Macdonald, this multi-award winning account of a close encounter with nature will delight readers everywhere.

While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with Neohelix albolabris a common woodland snail.

Intrigued by the snail's world from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activ

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 1 March 2025
      ISBN-13 9781399418997
      978-1399418997
      ISBN-10 1399418998
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Fabulous, a triumph, and it will remain a favourite forever.'' CHRIS PACKHAM
      ''A miniature masterpiece.'' THE INDEPENDENT
      ''Charming and absorbing.'' THE TIMES

      In celebration of its fifteen year anniversary, and including a new foreword by Helen Macdonald, this multi-award winning account of a close encounter with nature will delight readers everywhere.

      While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with Neohelix albolabris a common woodland snail.

      Intrigued by the snail's world from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activ

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