{"product_id":"9781473623026","title":"Hidden Nature","description":"Author: Alys Fowler\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781473623026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Feb 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An emotional and compelling memoir, that left me inspired, both by her bravery in transforming her life, and by the unexpected beauty she finds along the way' \u003ci\u003eCountryfile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fowler beautifully exposes her emotional fragility while also celebrating the unloved nature of buddleia, herons and even the water rats who take refuge among the locks.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ei paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Fowler captures the beauty of the canal's dishevelled, neglected condition...' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Thoughtful and heartbreakingly honest ...Beautiful' \u003ci\u003ePress Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An astounding memoir' \u003ci\u003eGay Star News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Hidden Nature is one of the most thrilling things I've read in a long time' \u003ci\u003eWaterways World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'She writes wonderfully about the species that have carved out a place for themselves amid the discarded shopping trolleys, condom packets and industrial waste' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This candid book is as much about mapping the heart as it is about mapping the paths of waterways. Lovely.' \u003ci\u003eSimple Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A beautiful memoir' \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gentle, brave and acutely observant' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeaving her garden to the mercy of the slugs, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian's\u003c\/i\u003e award-winning writer Alys Fowler set out in an inflatable kayak to explore  Birmingham's canal network, full of little-used waterways where huge pike skulk and kingfishers dart.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer book is about noticing the wild everywhere and what it means to see beauty where you least expect it. What happens when someone who has learned to observe her external world in such detail decides to examine her internal world with the same care?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully written, honest and very moving, \u003ci\u003eHIDDEN NATURE\u003c\/i\u003e is also the story of Alys Fowler's emotional journey and her coming out as a gay woman: above all, this book is about losing and finding, exploring familiar places and discovering unknown horizons.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46375438319774,"sku":"ADS-9781473623026","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781473623026.jpg?v=1767670536","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781473623026","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}