![]() It can be a time of excitement and anticipation for the new year but also a time of anxiousness and discomfort. Whilst all the time you are accompanied by the beauty and starkness of the outdoors in winter. Charlotte Bronte’s ‘A Shadow’ left more questions than it answered, a truly haunting text. There are moments that take your breath away, like the very opening text by Anne Frank, to moments that are unnerving and linger long after you read them. As Campbell writes, ‘to re-read is a discovery of self as well as story, rather like the return of the seasons when our own lives have changed.’ There are things that are familiar but also things that are irrevocably changed as we change as readers. It allowed me to see the stories in a new light when placed in this particular context and in juxtaposition with other stories around it. There are some stories that were familiar and that I had encountered before, which, rather than being disappointing, was interesting and intriguing. You are amidst the winter season in all its stark beauty and ferocity. I wanted to nestle into the words of others.’ This is what the book allows you to do, although there are moments that are far from relaxing or snug. Nancy Campbell states that the main motivation for this compilation of winter writings was to ‘use this precious time of interiority to look outwards. The premise of this book is initially what compelled me to read it, alongside the beautiful front cover! There is something magical and atmospheric about reading seasonal writings as the world outside shifts and changes to mirror what is on the page. Stunning book made me want to pack all my woolies, candles, ample firewood and enough books for a year – and head to as northerly a location as I could find.' Kerri ní Dochartaigh, This little book is a work of art.' Horatio Clare, author of Praise for Fifty Words for Snow, a Waterstones Book of the 'AbsolutelyĮxquisite. Observations from Beth Chatto's garden and Tove Jansson's childhood join company with artists' private letters, lines from Anne Frank's diary and fireside stories told by indigenous voices.Ī hibernation companion, this book will transport you across time and country this winter. Join the naturalist Linnæus travelling on horseback in Lapland, witness frost fairs on the Thames and witch-hazel harvesting in Connecticut, experience Alpine adventure, polar bird myths and courtship in the snow in classical Japan and ancient Rome. Nature Tales for Winter Nights puts winter – rural, wild and urban – under the microscope and reveals its wonder.įrom the late days of autumn, through deepest cold, and towards the bright hope of spring, here is a collection of familiar names and dazzling new discoveries. As the evenings draw in – a time of reckoning, rest and restoration – immerse yourself in this new seasonal anthology. _ From the author of Fifty Words for Snow comes a treasure trove of nature tales from storytellers across the globe, bringing a little magic and wonder to every winter night.
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