The Stubborn Light of Things av Melissa Harrison

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<p><b>A <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>NATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR<br></b>*UPDATED EDITION FEATURING EXTRA MATERIAL*<br><br><b>A 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.<br></b><br>''A writer of great gifts.''<b> ROBERT MACFARLANE</b><br>''The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.''<b> JOHN CAREY, <i>THE TIMES</i></b><br><br>A 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.<br><br>Moving from scrappy c