Hidden Nature
A powerful memoir of exploration and self-discovery
$23.75
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2018
Summary
‘An emotional and compelling memoir, that left me inspired, both by her bravery in transforming her life, and by the unexpected beauty she finds along the way’ Countryfile Magazine
‘Fowler beautifully exposes her emotional fragility while also celebrating the unloved nature of buddleia, herons and even the water rats who take refuge among the locks.’ i paper
‘Fowler captures the beauty of the canal’s dishevelled, neglected condition…’ Times Literary Suppl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473623026 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473623022 |
| Author: | Alys Fowler |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 175g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 14mm |
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Critics Review
In the beautiful memoir Hidden Nature: A Voyage of Discovery, TV gardener Alys Fowler steers a barge around Birmingham’s waterways, noting the plants and realising, after 12 years as wife and carer to her husband, that she has fallen in loe=ve with a woman. - Good Housekeeping
“I felt as if I’d paddled into a new country.” The gardening author and Guardian columnist with a distinctive memoir in which she forsakes her garden and takes to paddling Birmingham’s little-used canal network in an inflatable kayak. The time and space she allows herself for nature observation–kingfishers, waterlilies, pikes, freshwater mussels and blackberries are all beautifully reflected on–is mirrored by her exploration of her internal self, particularly in the light of leaving her marriage and coming out as gay. An enchanting book which somehow manages to be both gutsy and delightfully soothing. - The BooksellerShe writes wonderfully about the species that have carved out a place for themselves amid the discarded shopping trolleys, condom packets and industrial waste - GuardianGentle, brave and acutely observant - Woman’s WeeklyAbout The Author
Alys Fowler
Alys Fowler is an award winning journalist and passionate gardener. She is the author of several books and writes a weekly column on gardening for Guardian Weekend magazine. She lives in Birmingham.
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