Book description
'Late Light brings the refreshing perspective of someone who goes from seeing England as a foreign place to someone who deeply studies its secret wonders. An astonishing read.' - Amy Liptrot, The Outrun
This is a book about falling in love with vanishing things
Late Light is the story of…
Why read it?
1 author picked Late Light as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found this a profoundly moving book. Late Light describes the author’s own journey, an Indonesian Australian making a home for himself in England, as he finds strange parallels opening up between his own life and the lives of the "unloved" animals he encounters.
Malay’s voice is intelligent, questioning, gentle, and meditative – quietly, movingly, he asks questions that reach through to the heart of what it means to be alive today.
From Helen's list on The best books for reconnecting with nature.
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