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Field Notes from the Edge

Journeys Through Britain's Secret Wilderness

Author: Paul Evans  

Field Notes from the Edge
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One of Britain's foremost nature writers takes us on a journey through Britain's hidden wilderness

Takes us through the in-between spaces of Nature - such as strandlines, mudflats, cliff tops and caves - where one wilderness is on the verge of becoming another and all things are possible. The author searches out wildlife and plants to reveal a Nature that is inspiring yet intimidating; miraculous yet mundane; part sacred space, part wasteland.

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One of Britain's foremost nature writers takes us on a journey through Britain's hidden wilderness

Takes us through the in-between spaces of Nature - such as strandlines, mudflats, cliff tops and caves - where one wilderness is on the verge of becoming another and all things are possible. The author searches out wildlife and plants to reveal a Nature that is inspiring yet intimidating; miraculous yet mundane; part sacred space, part wasteland.

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One of Britain's foremost nature writers takes us on a journey through Britain's hidden wilderness'A profoundly satisfying read' Financial TimesIn Field Notes from the Edge, the acclaimed writer of the Guardian's 'Country Diary', Paul Evans, takes us on a journey through the in-between spaces of Nature - such as strandlines, mudflats, cliff tops and caves - where one wilderness is on the verge of becoming another and all things are possible.Here, Evans searches out wildlife and plants to reveal a Nature that is inspiring yet intimidating; miraculous yet mundane; part sacred space, part wasteland. It is here that we tread the edge between a fear of Nature's dangers and a love of Nature's beauty.Combining a naturalist's eye for observation with a poet's ear for the lyrical, Field Notes from the Edge confirms Paul Evans's place among our leading nature writers today.

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“Field Notes from the Edge's magic lies partly in the sheer quality of the prose, partly in Evans' ability to loop together disparate threads[...] a profoundly satisfying read.”

Field Notes from the Edge's magic lies partly in the sheer quality of the prose, partly in Evans’ ability to loop together disparate threads[...] a profoundly satisfying read. -- Melissa Harrison Financial Times
A wonderfully original book…Evans has a superb eye, a fine ear for all kinds of speech, a love of droll reality and a lyrical sense of all life...a joy. -- Richard Kerridge, author of Cold Blood
The best account I know of how it goes with our wilds...[a] deeply loveable book -- Tim Dee, author of Four Fields
This lyrical prose makes the reader itch to get out into nature...Ultimately, Evans draws on the past to confront our present and ask what kind of future might be possible Independent
Paul Evans’s important new book is the first indisputable classic of twenty-first-century nature writing…A masterpiece -- Jim Perrin, author of West
Beautifully observed field notes from a fine writer BBC Countryfile Magazine
A strange, wonderful, maudlin, meditative and romantic book. A book of great sensorial qualities, deeply stratified...I urge it upon you. -- Neil Sentance Caught by the River
Paul Evans [is] a rare original...with his mastery of otherwise unseen moments of life on earth -- Maggie Gee, author of My Animal Life
Stunning, thoughtful and closely observed…the sort of writing that compels you to go outdoors and re-experience the world -- Gerard Woodward, author of I’ll Go to Bed at Noon
Evans seeks an intimacy in his language....We have been in the company of a master Resurgence and Ecologist magazine

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About the Author

Best known as the author of the Guardian's Country Diary, Paul Evans is a naturalist, university lecturer, broadcaster of natural-history documentaries and award-winning dramas for Radio 4, and performance poet. He writes for publications including BBC Wildlife, Geographical, The National Trust Magazine and Country Living; and his work appears in many anthologies. He has had his poetry set to music by an American folk group and even been the subject of an MA at a Belgian university. He lives with his family in Much Wenlock, Shropshire where he was born.

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Product Details

Publisher
Ebury Publishing | Rider & Co
Published
6th April 2017
Pages
272
ISBN
9781846044571

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