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Spring: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons

Spring: An Anthology for the Changing Seasons

by Melissa Harrison (Editor), Melissa Harrison (Editor), The Wildlife Trusts (Author)

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    Paperback 2016

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Synopsis

It is a time of awakening. In our -fields, hedgerows and woodlands, our beaches, cities and parks, an almost imperceptible shift soon becomes a riot of sound and colour: winter ends, and life surges forth once more. Whether in town or country, we all share in this natural rhythm, in the joy and anticipation of the changing year.; In prose and poetry both old and new, Spring mirrors the unfolding of the season, inviting us to see what's around us with new eyes. Featuring original writing by Rob Cowen, Miriam Darlington and Stephen Moss, classic extracts from the work of George Orwell, Clare Leighton and H. E. Bates, and fresh new voices from across the UK, this is an original and inspiring collection of nature writing that brings the British springtime to life in all its vivid glory.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 208
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
Published: 18 Feb 2016
ISBN 10: 1783962232
ISBN 13: 9781783962235
Book Overview: * Both the ideal gift and a collectible set, with the full series released throughout 2016 to coincide with the changing seasons, in February, May, August and November.; * Edited by Melissa Harrison, a rising star in both fiction and non-fiction nature writing.; * Includes well known-names alongside new voices - publicity will focus on the fact that these anthologies offer a fresh perspective on the increasingly diverse world of nature writing.; * Supported by the Wildlife Trusts, who will promote the books to their 800,000 members.; * Royalties will go to the Wildlife Trusts charities.

Media Reviews
A book to live with and to love... features a wonderfully various array of poetry and prose, from Chaucer to the present day, that allows us to see the arrival and the passing of our most fecund season (and those who have written about it) in fresh and stimulating ways. -- Matthew Adams, Independent; '[A] tremendous, soul-lifting collection ... a profound evocation of what rejuvenation means to the winter-stunned psyche'-Lucy Jones, BBC Wildlife Magazine; The cover of this book is absolutely striking... I couldn't wait to look inside. It is so full of life... Full of perfectly mixed passages of the wonders of nature, this is a book I will turn to each year as the vivacious season of spring approaches. -- The Book Magnet; A very lovely object ... I was captivated by the writing. These were the words of people who wanted to share their experiences of the world around them; some of them wrote to inform, some of them wrote to celebrate, and of course the very best of them did both ... There is nothing in it that doesn't deserve its place, and I can think of nothing that should be there but isn't. It would make a lovely Easter gift. It's a book that I know I will enjoy revisiting. -- Beyondedenrock.com; Everything about this book, from Lynn Hatzius' gorgeous cover, to the rich cream of the pages, to the meticulously selected content is an invitation ... to taste the Spring in the air, to hear the grasses grow, to lose yourself in a vast sky or to watch the farmers at work. The book, like a sparkling Spring stream swollen with meltwater, is just begging for you to dip in. - Richard Littledale, blogger; An anthology edited by Melissa Harrison was never going to stick to [the] beaten track ... important is her imaginative commissioning of new works and choice of previously published pieces. There are several refreshing novelties in this book ... Serves to remind us that the future of nature writing - if we must use the label - is under no threat. - Laurence Rose, thelongspring.com
Author Bio
Melissa Harrison won the John Muir Trust's 'Wild Writing' Award in 2010 and was a Writer in Residence at Gladstone's Library in 2014. She delivered one of the inaugural Coleridge Lectures as part of Bristol's Festival of Ideas, spoke about landscape and Englishness at The Southbank's Changing Britain festival, and has appeared on Radio 4's Open Book and The Arts Show on Radio 2. She writes for the Nature Notes column in The Times and blogs about nature at Tales of the City. Her first novel, Clay, was published by Bloomsbury in January 2013, followed by At Hawthorn Time in April 2015. She studied English Literature at Oxford.; Founded in 1912 by Charles Rothschild as the Society for the Promotion of Nature Reserves, today The Wildlife Trusts are the UK's largest voluntary environmental organisation striving to restore wildlife on land and at sea. There are 47 individual Wildlife Trusts, all working towards preserving an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.