Recently read (well, in 2018!)
I thought I would start by listing some books I have really enjoyed reading recently. I have been going through a phase of reading books about the British countryside and wildlife: as follows: Claxton by Mark Cocker : the wonderful diary of the countryside and its plants, animals, weather, in a small village in Norfolk. A relaxing and often joyful read, highly evocative of the landscape and big skies that dominate this part of the world. The Old Ways by Robert MacFarlane : a cross between diary, literature review and in some cases what feels like poetry, MacFarlane takes a deep look at pathways - on land and at sea, mostly in the UK, but also wider afield. He describes his personal journeys through them, carefully crafting descriptions of place, people, feelings and moods and the meaning of what he is experiencing and lacing it through with literary flashbacks and comparisons to writers whose work has given him joy, inspiration or just food for thought. This ...