{"product_id":"the-stubborn-light-of-things","title":"The Stubborn Light of Things","description":"Product Description\n\n\nA SUNDAY TIMES NATURE BOOK OF THE YEARA 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.'A writer of great gifts.' Robert Macfarlane'The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy. Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.' John Carey, The TimesA 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.Moving 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.A perceptive and powerful call-to-arms written in mesmerising prose, The Stubborn Light of Things confirms Harrison as a central voice in British nature writing.\n\n\nReview\n\n\n\"A nature writer if ever there was one.\" --\nAli Smith\n \"The journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy ... Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers.\" --\nTimes\n \"If you haven't heard Harrison's soul-soothing podcast, then this eponymous nature diary, following her move from south London to the Suffolk countryside, should be a joyful reason to do so. It's the perfect companion piece to this chronicle of her journey to uncover the nature that lurks, often unnoticed, on our doorsteps wherever we live, and celebrate its way of signalling the seasons.\" --\nNational Geographic\n \"There's something for every flora and fauna enthusiast in Melissa Harrison's new book ... inspirational.\" --\nBBC Wildlife Magazine\n \"[Harrison] reflects on the changing habitat around her with passionate understanding and gentle encouragement that we follow suit.\" --\nGuardian\n \"Reading\nThe Stubborn Light of Things is like stumbling headlong into a bath of joy.\" --\nBookmunch\n\n\n PRAISE FOR  ALL AMONG THE BARLEY  \n \"Brilliant and timely ... an important book by a writer of great gifts.\" --\n Robert Macfarlane \n \"A work of rare magic.\" --\n Helen Macdonald \n \"I've been following Melissa Harrison's work with interest for some time now, and with this novel she's done what I've long suspected she would: she's written a masterpiece.\" --\n Jon McGregor \n\n\nReview\n\n\nA writer of great gifts. -- Robert Macfarlane\n\n\nA nature writer if ever there was one. -- Ali Smith\n\n\nA perfect bedside book, and Harrison makes an ideal literary guide: unshowy, sensitive and knowledgeable. -- Andrew Holgate ―\nSunday Times, Best Nature Books of the Year\n\n\nThe journal of a writer to compare to Thomas Hardy . Melissa Harrison is among our most celebrated nature writers. -- John Carey ―\nThe Times\n\n\nMelissa Harrison's enchanting nature diary celebrates the hawthorn, the pigeons and the blackbirds that she sees around her in south London . . . Turning journalistic snippets into longform doesn't always work, but the effect in this instance is powerful, highlighting not only the importance of appreciating the beauty in our towns and cities, but also the need to recognise how much is being lost and destroyed in the countryside. -- Patrick Galbraith ―\nThe Times\n\n\nA nature diary that shows off Harrison's eye for the world around her and encourages the reader to look harder too. Illustrations by Joanna Lisowiec help make this a visual treat, but it's Harrison's way with words that will linger with you. -- Teddy Jamieson ―\nThe Herald\n\n\n[Harrison] reflects on the changing habitat around her with passionate un","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39667851133013,"sku":"9780571363506N","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/28cf6b23-7947-4dfa-b5e6-e0b9fac0913f.jpg?v=1644275347","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-stubborn-light-of-things","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}