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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Here is a rosary of soaring myth, gripping narrative, and deep wisdom, all told with breathtaking verve that enchants and sweeps us along, from first word to last. A superb, inspiring read.” —GABOR MATÉ, author of The Myth of Normal
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An outstanding book luminous with language and emotion. Martin Shaw says the animate world demands our attention, we just have to lean in, listen, decipher the land's hedgerow gossip. This book is about story. About myth too. A myth is the network of our connections, to nature, to people. This voice is the kind we rarely find. It is charged, full of secrets and symbols. In the face of climate and nature crises, here is a book on agency, creativity and togetherness.
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