"And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower,
Which, strange to tell, gave me an answer,
as here translated:
I am the poem of earth..."
- Walt Whitman, The Voice of the Rain

An evocative meditation on the English landscape in wet weather by the acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Melissa Harrison.

Whenever rain falls, our countryside changes. Fields, farms, hills and hedgerows appear altered, the wildlife behaves differently, and over time the terrain itself is transformed.

In Rain, Melissa Harrison explores our relationship with the weather as she follows the course of four rain showers, in four seasons, across Wicken Fen, Shropshire, the Darent Valley and Dartmoor.

Blending these expeditions with reading, research, memory and imagination, she reveals how rain is not just an essential element of the world around us, but a key part of our own identity too.

Author : Melissa Harrison

Edition : Faber & Faber Paperback, 128 pages

ISBN : 9780571328949

Tales, history, nature, conservation and culture from walks along England, Wales and Northern Ireland’s 742 miles of coastline. Barkham highlights smuggler’s routes and ancient conquests and marvels at the migratory birds who return to our shores.

Author : Patrick Barkham

Edition : Granta Books, Paperback, 368 pages

ISBN : 9781847088994

'Books , like landscapes, leave their marks in us... changing not just our weathers but our climates.' - Robert Macfarlane

A collection of essays and reflections.  Invigorating and magical throughout, recalling and calling on childhood wonder.  Evocative and wonderful.

Author : Robert Macfarlane

Edition : Penguin, Paperback, 400 pages

ISBN : 9780241967874

"'It's over there,' John said as he pointed across the sea. I looked but all I could see was fog. 'There,' he persisted, 'you can just make out the outline of the castle.'"

From the tiny island that shaped the entire English language, to the island that terrified Dylan Thomas, there's more to Britain's tiny islands than you might think! Have your own tiny adventure by visiting any of the 60 remarkable little islands around Britain featured here. Although Britain boasts hundreds of tiny islands, Dixe Wills has selected just the very best of them for this book. Found around the coast, in lakes, in lochs and on rivers, these little worlds are waiting for you to discover them - whether you swim to them, walk to them at low tide, row to them, or catch a dinky little ferry.

Author : Dixe Wills

Edition : AA Publishing, Paperback, 320 pages

ISBN : 9780749573874

Published : 1st May 2013

Weight: 640g
Dimensions: 210 x 150 x 25mm