{"product_id":"the-consolation-of-nature-spring-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-hardcover","title":"The Consolation of Nature: Spring in the Time of Coronavirus - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeremy Mynott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Marren\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN'S\u003c\/i\u003e BEST NATURE BOOKS OF 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE RICHARD JEFFERIES SOCIETY \u0026amp; WHITE HORSE BOOKSHOP LITERARY PRIZE \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lovely: full of fascinating detail and anecdote, but the undertow of the virus moving in real time beneath its sunlit surface gives it a unique emotional heft.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A literary window into the wonderful wild world during lockdown... a charming book.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An entrancing testament to nature's power to restore us to ourselves.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Ruth Padel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNature took on a new importance for many people when the coronavirus pandemic arrived, providing solace in a time of great anxiety - not least because the crisis struck at the beginning of spring, the season of light, growth, rebirth and renewal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree writers, close friends but living in widely separated, contrasting parts of the country, resolved to record their experiences of this extraordinary spring in intimate detail, to share with others their sense of the wonder, inspiration and delight the natural world can offer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Consolation of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of what they discovered by literally walking out from their front doors.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McCarthy (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael McCarthy\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Britain's leading environmental journalists, formerly environment correspondent of The Times and environment editor of The Independent. He has won a string of awards for his writing, including the Medal of the RSPB, for 'outstanding services to conservation.' His book \u003ci\u003eSay Goodbye to the Cuckoo\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), a study of Britain's summer migrant birds, was widely praised; \u003ci\u003eThe Moth Snowstorm: Nature and Joy\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize and the Richard Jefferies Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Mynott (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Mynott\u003c\/b\u003e is a classical scholar, Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge and former Chief Executive of Cambridge University Press. He is the author of various books on wildlife and nature. \u003ci\u003eBirdscapes: birds in our experience and imagination \u003c\/i\u003e(2009) was described by one reviewer as 'the finest book ever written on why we watch birds'. His latest book, \u003ci\u003eBirds in the Ancient World: Winged Words\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize and was a TLS 'Book of the Year'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Marren (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Marren\u003c\/b\u003e is a nature writer and commentator, author of \u003ci\u003eBugs Britannica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRainbow Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChasing the Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e and many other books on British plants, insects, and the countryside. He won the BSBI President's Prize for \u003ci\u003eBritain's Rare Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also runner-up for the Natural World Book Prize. He was awarded the Thackray Medal for \u003ci\u003eThe New Naturalists\u003c\/i\u003e by the Society for the History of Natural History. His satirical column in \u003ci\u003eBritish Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eTwitcher in the Swamp\u003c\/i\u003e, has a cult following. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768095441184,"sku":"9781529349153","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f322319e249a562c0bfe38f688af0b09.webp?v=1780324585","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-consolation-of-nature-spring-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}