The Flitting

A masterwork. You will exit this book more curious, more thoughtful about the world, more capable of a wide breadth of feeling – Hanif AbdurraqibReading The Flitting is like following a meandering butterfly through the woods. There is purpose and power in the detours, beauty in the quiet moments, and satisfaction in articulating the invisible thread we grasp to honour love, loss, and legacy. A lyrical tribute to the power of connection – Sara Dykman, author of Bicycling with ButterfliesA dance and a dazzle of a book; at once a moving father-son memoir and the flicker-flitter story of a butterfly chase, in all its actual and metaphorical vibrancy. It tells of a life lost and a worldview discovered, in a voice that beautifully balances lightness and cleverness – Robert MacfarlaneA heartfelt and moving memoir of fathers and fritillaries, bereavement and Brimstones, and the solace and wonder to be found in the natural world – Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles[A] richly layered and moving memoir * Bookseller *

Ben Masters is a writer and an academic. His writing has appeared in the Guardian, the New York Times, the Times Literary Supplement and the Literary Review.