Diary of a Young Naturalist

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<p><b>WINNER OF BOOK OF THE YEAR, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021</b><br><br><b>Rediscover the natural world with the multi-award winning phenomenon and youngest ever major literary prize winner in UK history.</b><br><br><b>'Miraculous memoir . . . profoundly moving' </b><i>Observer</i> <br><br><b>'Dara is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical'</b> Robert Macfarlane<br><br><b> 'It's a diary but essentially timeless . . . It's really, really special' </b>Chris Packham<br><br><b>ALSO WINNER OF: THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020, BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION 2020; SHORTLISTED FOR: WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 &amp; LONGLISTED FOR: THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020</b><br> ___________<br><br> <b>'This diary chronicles the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.'</b><br><br>Evocative, raw and lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.<br><br>Shifting from intense darkness to light, recalling his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty reveals worlds we have neglected to see, in a stunning world of nature writing that is a future classic.<br><br><i>Diary of a Young Naturalist </i>is a <b>powerful</b> and <b>scintillating </b>portrayal of the <b>beauty of the natural world, </b>as it shines a light on autism and of <b>overcoming severe anxiety</b>. It is a story of the <b>binding love of family </b>and home, and how <b>we can help each other</b> through the most difficult of times.<br> ___________<br><br> <b><i>BIG ISSUE </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR </b><br><b>HAY FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><b>A <i>TIMES

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529109603

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

195 x 125 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd