Rain: Four Walks in English Weather
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0571328946 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Melissa Harrison offers us the simple pleasure of being outside, and the less obvious pleasure of being outside in the rain." - Philip Marsden, author of Rising Ground. "Rain is a fascinating exploration, a celebration and a meditation on that curiously English obsession." - Observer"Rain is a beautiful little book
a very British book bookwurm Beautifully evocative nature writing. Just a tip to fellow Americans: she uses so many words and phrases that are not common in the good ol' US that you may, as I did, have to refer to a British dictionary with irritating frequency.. "Five Stars" according to Stephen Hogg. A small treat with much to say about the state of nature in Britain today.. "A smorgasbord for the senses" according to Leigh Forbes. In Rain, Melissa Harrison takes us on four walks in the English weather, visiting Wicken Fen (Norfolk, east coast) in January, Shropshire (Welsh borders) in April, the Darent Valley (Kent, south east corner) in August, and Dartmoor (Devon, south west) in October.Harrison points out so many things she notices on her walks – sounds and smells as well as sights – providing a smorgasbord for the senses. As the drips fall off our hoods and into our faces, she also digresses into the history, biology, natural history, geology, (etc.), of rain, as well as offering thought-provoking quotes from other author
Fields, farms, hills and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and over time the terrain itself is transformed. An evocative meditation on the English landscape in wet weather by the acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison.Whenever rain falls, the English countryside changes. Blending these expeditions with reading, research and memory, she shows that rain is part and parcel of the English identity.. In Rain, Melissa Harrison follows the course of four rain showers, in four seasons, across Wicken Fen, Shropshire, the Darent Valley and Dartmoor
Melissa Harrison writes a monthly Nature Notebook column in The Times. . Byatt's Summer Reads in the Observer, and a Book of the Year for 2015 in the Telegraph. She lives in south London. It was one of A. Her second, At Hawthorn Time, was shortlisted for the 2015 Costa Novel Aw