{"product_id":"the-stubborn-light-of-things-a-nature-diary","title":"The Stubborn Light of Things: A Nature Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A writer of great gifts.' - Robert Macfarlane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.' - John Carey,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving from scrappy city verges to ancient, rural Suffolk, where Harrison eventually relocates, this diary - compiled from her beloved Nature Notebook column in The Times - maps her joyful engagement with the natural world and demonstrates how we must first learn to see, and then act to preserve, the beauty we have on our doorsteps - no matter where we live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA perceptive and powerful call-to-arms written in mesmerising prose, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Stubborn Light of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e confirms Harrison as a central voice in British nature writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59582512890201,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/2940\/9625\/files\/thestubborn.jpg?v=1790347304","url":"https:\/\/natureboundbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-stubborn-light-of-things-a-nature-diary","provider":"Nature Bound Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}