Rob Cowen Common Ground : One of Britain's Favourite Nature Books as

ONE OF BRITAINS FAVOURITE NATURE BOOKS AS FEATURED ON BBCs WINTERWATCHSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2016 Bold and beautiful. Robert MacfarlaneSensitive, thoughtful and poetic ... leading us into a whole new way of looking at the world Michael PalinTouched by genius John LewisStempel Absolutely mesmerizing, utterly beautiful and engrossing Joanne HarrisAfter moving from London to a new home in Yorkshire, and about to become a father for the first time, Rob Cowen finds himself in unfamiliar territory. Disoriented, hemmed in by winter and yearning for open space, he ventures out to a nearby edgeland a pylonslung tangle of wood, hedge, field, meadow and river that lies unclaimed and overlooked on the outskirts of town. Digging deeper into this lost landscape, he begins to uncover its many layers and lives beast, bird, insect, plant and people in kaleidoscopic detail. As the seasons change and the birth of his child draws closer, his transformative journey into the blurry space where human and nature meet becomes increasingly profound. In bringing this edgeland to life, Cowen offers both a both a unique portrait of people and place through time and an unforgettable exploration of the common ground we share with the natural world, the past and each other. | Rob Cowen Common Ground : One of Britain's Favourite Nature Books as