NATURE CURE by Richard Mabey ( 9781844130962 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

NATURE CURE

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1844130967

ISBN 13:

9781844130962

Publisher:

VINTAGE PUBLISHING

Pub. date:

6 April, 2006

Pages:

240

Description:

In the last year of the old millennium, Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. For two years, he did little more than lie in bed with his face to a wall. Then, cared for by friends, he gradually recovered. And he started to write again. This book is an account of that first year of a new life.

Synopsis:

In the last year of the old millennium, Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. For two years, he did little more than lie in bed with his face to a wall. He could neither work nor play. His money ran out. Worst of all, the natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he gradually recovered. He fell in love. Out of necessity as much as choice he moved to East Anglia. And he started to write again. This remarkable book is an account of that first year of a new life. It is the story of a rite of passage - from sickness into health, from retreat into curiosity. It is about the adventure of learning to fit again. Having left the cosseting woods of the Chiltern hills for the open flatlands of Norfolk, Richard Mabey finds exhilaration in discovering a whole new landscape. He writes about the changing seasons in prose so exact and so beautiful that every sentence delights the reader. But "Nature Cure" is also a larger story. In finding his own niche, Richard Mabey gained insights into our human place in nature.He reflects on the inherent value of all creatures; on our presumptions that mankind is superior; on the ancient morality of common land; and above all on the role of the imagination - not as a barrier between us and nature, but as our best way back to it. This was his 'nature cure': not a passive submission to nature, but an active, sensual re-engagement. Structured as intricately as a novel, a joy to read, truthful, exquisite and questing, "Nature Cure" is a book of hope, not just for individuals, but for our species.

Publication:

Imprint:

Pimlico

Prizes:

Short-listed for PEN/Ackerley Prize 2006 Short-listed for Whitbread Book Awards: Biography Category 2005

Returns:

Returnable

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