Still Waters
Fragments of Nature & Place
Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Great Britain, History, Western Europe, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Ecology
| Author: | Lynn Parr | ISBN: | 1230001552539 |
| Publisher: | Southwind Books | Publication: | February 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lynn Parr |
| ISBN: | 1230001552539 |
| Publisher: | Southwind Books |
| Publication: | February 19, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Some of the author’s most evocative writing on nature and place. From observations on the incredible partnership that is lichen to the amazing ecosystem of the Cornish hedge; the folklore of seals to the story of the American Bison. Travel with the author deep into the daily life of a water bug; walk in the silence of a bombed city; or become a child worker in the arsenic factories of Devon’s Klondyke. These essays range far and wide through the history of Westerm Europe and North America, ecology and nature, and will leave you thinking and looking at the world with a different eye.
Readers say:
"Lovely images brought to mind by lovely writing."
"Really interesting snippets of history and facts I didn't know."
"Lyrical writing, as we have come to expect from Lynn Parr. Inspirational."
Some of the author’s most evocative writing on nature and place. From observations on the incredible partnership that is lichen to the amazing ecosystem of the Cornish hedge; the folklore of seals to the story of the American Bison. Travel with the author deep into the daily life of a water bug; walk in the silence of a bombed city; or become a child worker in the arsenic factories of Devon’s Klondyke. These essays range far and wide through the history of Westerm Europe and North America, ecology and nature, and will leave you thinking and looking at the world with a different eye.
Readers say:
"Lovely images brought to mind by lovely writing."
"Really interesting snippets of history and facts I didn't know."
"Lyrical writing, as we have come to expect from Lynn Parr. Inspirational."
