In All Weathers by Matt Gaw - ISBN: 9781783968497
Paperback
Embrace Britain’s wild weather: find beauty, science, and yourself.

In All Weathers

A Journey Through Rain, Fog, Wind, Ice and Everything In Between

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    19 March 2025

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Summary

For many of us there are two types of weather: good (sunny) or bad (anything else), and our likelihood of venturing outside is governed by that simplistic judgement. But inclement weather can be beautiful, sublime – even fun. It transforms the light, textures and colours of a landscape, allowing new worlds to emerge – shrouded in fog, splintered by ice and refreshed by rain. It influences our mood and behaviour. It has inspired poets and artists, seeped into our language and folklore, and fun…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781783968497
ISBN-10:1783968494
Author:Matt Gaw
Publisher:Elliott & Thompson Limited
Imprint:Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:19 March 2025
Weight:226g
Dimensions:129mm x 198mm
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In All Weathers by Matt Gaw - ISBN: 9781783968497
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Critics Review

‘Beautifully written, wonderfully immersive and utterly life-affirming. This book glows with a rare light.’ Julian Hoffman

‘Gorgeously immersive and exposing. Matt Gaw’s writing is lucid and illuminating, but with a subtle sensuality and creatureliness that means we almost walk in his skin. A journey of reconnection when we have never needed it more.’ Amy-Jane Beer, author of The Flow

In All Weathers is a beautiful book, a shimmer of unexpected ways of seeing and experiencing the world, shining with detailed insight and attentive understanding. Wild, oppressive and inclement weathers have found a wonderfully gentle champion in Matt Gaw – these are explorations to delight every walker and refresh any reader.’ Horatio Clare, author of Heavy Light

‘Elegant, learned and thoughtful, this book vindicates our obsession with the weather.’ Katherine May, author of Enchantment

‘Matt’s vivid, personal journey through weather will inspire you to welcome and embrace even the dullest, dampest, shiver-inducing-est of conditions. Uplifting and full of wonder.’ Lev Parikian, author of Taking Flight

‘A brilliant, bracing, elucidating book. Wonderfully researched and written.’ Stephen Rutt, author of The Eternal Season


‘Matt Gaw’s descriptions of walking through rain, fog, ice and snow and wind … buffet the reader along in exhilaration … a more than usually cheerful book about weather’ Country Life

‘In his glorious ode to the inclement, author and teacher Matt Gaw reveals how all weathers transform our relationship with the natural world – the secret is to open your senses and immerse yourself’ The Observer magazine

In All Weathers pulls off the trick of shining a fresh light on our much-maligned climate, and Gaw’s contention that we should force ourselves to go outside in all types of weather is a persuasive one.’ Mail on Sunday

‘an exhilarating and lyrical celebration of everything nature throws at us Brits.’ Saga magazine

‘I was taken aback by the exquisite descriptions of inclement weather and Gaw’s phrasing allows for us to develop an appreciation for rain, wind, fog and ice. I have never known weather be described quite like this. In short, it’s beautiful!’ Chelsea at Waterstones Lichfield


‘A well-crafted ode to the intermittency of British weather’ Isaac Nowell, Times Literary Supplement


‘In a lyrical exploration of Britain’s wild climate, Matt Gaw walks through rain, fog, ice and wind, reframing bad weather as a source of inspiration and connection’ iNews

About The Author

Matt Gaw

Matt Gaw is a writer, journalist, and naturalist who lives in Bury St Edmunds. He is the author of the acclaimed The Pull of the River: A Journey into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain (E&T, 2017). His work has been published in the Guardian, the Telegraph, and the Times. He works with Suffolk Wildlife Trust, edits Suffolk Wildlife, and currently writes a monthly country diary for the Suffolk Magazine.

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