{"product_id":"the-circling-sky-on-nature-and-belonging-in-an-ancient-forest-paperback","title":"The Circling Sky: On Nature and Belonging in an Ancient Forest - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Ansell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a \u003cb\u003e2018 Wainwright Prize shortlisted author\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTHE CIRCLING SKY\u003c\/b\u003e is part \u003cb\u003echildhood memoir\u003c\/b\u003e, blended with \u003cb\u003eexquisite nature observation\u003c\/b\u003e, and the story of one man's journey over a year to one of the UK's key natural habitats, the \u003cb\u003eNew Forest of Hampshire\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the form of several journeys, beginning in January 2019, Neil Ansell returns for \u003cb\u003esolitary walks\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003eNew Forest in Hampshire\u003c\/b\u003e, close to where he was born. With \u003cb\u003ebeautiful sightings and observations of birds, trees, butterflies, insects and landscape\u003c\/b\u003e, this is also a \u003cb\u003ereflective memoir on childhood\u003c\/b\u003e, on the \u003cb\u003ehistory of one of the most ancient and important natural habitats in the United Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e, and on the \u003cb\u003eGypsies who lived there for centuries\u003c\/b\u003e - and were subsequently expelled to neighbouring cities. It is also part \u003cb\u003epolemic on our collective and individual responsibility for the land and world in which we live, and how we care for it\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Neil Ansell is a \u003cb\u003ewonderful guide\u003c\/b\u003e... this is \u003cb\u003ea delight of nature writing\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An easy storyteller, with a companionable style. His year in the forest is painterly in its attention to colours...his knowledge of birds is formidable'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Herald Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every foray Ansell makes into the New Forest yields captivating insights'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Saga Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the form of several journeys, taken over a year, Neil Ansell returns for solitary walks to the New Forest in Hampshire. With beautiful observations of birds, trees, butterflies, insects and landscape, this is also a reflective memoir on childhood, on the history of one of the most ancient and important natural habitats in the United Kingdom, and on the Gypsies who lived there for centuries. It is also part polemic on our collective and individual responsibility for the land and world in which we live, and how we care for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful guide...this is a delight of nature writing'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrice\/ISBN etc\u003cbr\u003eEbook and audio logos\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Ansell was an award-winning television journalist with the BBC and a long standing newspaper journalist. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eDeep Country, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeer Island and The Last Wilderness \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was shortlisted for the 2018 Wainwright Golden Beer and Highland Book Prizes. He has two daughters and lives in Brighton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727515652159,"sku":"9781472272379","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/385af16f59e41836fe12f4b671745667.webp?v=1765115125","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-circling-sky-on-nature-and-belonging-in-an-ancient-forest-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}