Science, memoir, fiction and poetry all point us towards the urgent truth that humans and nature are part of each other – and under threat
s humans, we are part of the natural world, a stitch in the rich tapestry that is global biodiversity. Yet so often, and at an increasing rate that couples with biodiversity loss, we see ourselves as something separate from nature. The pace of our lives has increased beyond sustainability, and the impact of our existence is out of balance. Exploring our connection with the natural world has never been more vital, especially in the UK, which now stands as.
I am drawn to literature that cements humans as a part of nature and stories than use the natural world to anchor our lived experiences, to explore what it means to be human, to help to understand ourselves as a part of the ecosystem. In my own writing, I explore my changing relationship with the sea, how nature has both hurt and healed my body and mind, and how wild creatures have provided waypoints along a physical and emotional navigation.
The following books explore how nature can help us understand the human experiences of addiction, illness, loss, loneliness and allow us to find solace, sanctuary, connection and subtle wisdom in the wild.A singular book written by a singular talent. It is an inspired journey of the world, the wilderness and the spirit, truly exploring what it means to be wild across cultures.
This book is inspired by an otherworldly glow in the surf on her home beaches in Australia, a phosphorescent light released by marine organisms, bright blue, streaking, sparkling, vivid. When faced with life-threatening illness and the darkness that brings, Baird began to explore sources of light. From physics, philosophy, people, places and experiences in nature, she shares her own sources of light, and invites the reader to examine and explore their own.
Liptrot’s memoir seamlessly blends her childhood on the windswept, salt-streaked Orkney islands, and her present, as she returns aged 30 from London to begin to piece herself and her future together after alcoholism in the city. Nature is a part of the glue in this process, as she stalks clifftops, swims in a bracingly cold sea with pinniped companions, and spends her nights searching fervently for the corncrake, a bird facing extinction.
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