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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

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    Publisher: Faber & Faber
    Publication Date: 01/05/2020
    ISBN13: 9780571363506, 978-0571363506
    ISBN10: 571363504

    Non Fiction , Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment , Education

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    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

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