Meadowland
by John Lewis-Stempel |
The Peregrine
by J. A. Baker | 
The Tree
by John Fowles |
Wildwood
by Roger Deakin | 
The Years of the Forest
by Helen Hoover | 
Little Princes
by Conor Grennan | 
Hiking Through
by Paul Stutzman |
Kabul Beauty School
by Deborah Rodriguez |
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
by Helene Hanff | 
Dispatches from Pluto
by Richard Grant | 
A Woman in the Polar Night
by Christiane Ritter |
Used and Rare
by Lawrence Goldstone | 
The Year of Living Danishly
by Helen Russell | 
At Home in the World
by Tsh Oxenreider | 
Stargazing
by Peter Hill | 
Sir Vidia's Shadow
by Paul Theroux |
The Tenth Island
by Diana Marcum | 
Just Passin' Thru
by Winton Porter |
Paris Letters
by Janice MacLeod | 
My Invented Country
by Isabel Allende |
When Roger Deakin died in August 2006, his death was considered by many to be a great loss to literature. "Notes From Walnut Tree Farm" collects together the jottings, musings and observations with which he filled a series of notebooks for the last six years of his life. In this beautiful illustrated collection, descriptions of walks on Mellis Common and thoughts on the importance of nature sit side by side with memories of the past and musings about literature, while perfectly rendered observations of the tiny, missable visual details of everyday life are skilfully woven with a gentle, wise philosophy. Organized into twelve months of impressions, the notes reveal a passionate but gentle character and his extraordinary, restless curiosity. Capturing Deakin's unique turn of phrase and inspired use of language, and infused throughout with the magically meditative tranquility of Walnut Tree Farm, this is a charming introduction to one of the most important of modern nature writers, or the perfect follow-up to "Wildwood" and "Waterlog".