Hidden Nature by Alys Fowler

Hidden Nature by Alys Fowler

A beautifully written exploration of life and urban nature from writer and gardener Alys Fowler.

"I felt as if I'd paddled into a new country" The gardening author and Guardian columnist with a distinctive memoir in which she forsakes her garden and takes to paddling Birmingham's little-used canal network in an inflatable kayak. The time and space she allows herself for nature observation--kingfishers, waterlilies, pikes, freshwater mussels and blackberries are all beautifully reflected on--is mirrored by her exploration of her internal self, particularly in the light of leaving her marriage and coming out as gay. An enchanting book which somehow manages to be both gutsy and delightfully soothing. * The Bookseller *
In the beautiful memoir Hidden Nature: A Voyage of Discovery, TV gardener Alys Fowler steers a barge around Birmingham's waterways, noting the plants and realising, after 12 years as wife and carer to her husband, that she has fallen in love with a woman. * Good Housekeeping *

This candid book is as much about mapping the heart as it is about mapping the paths of waterways. Lovely.

* Simple Things *
She writes wonderfully about the species that have carved out a place for themselves amid the discarded shopping trolleys, condom packets and industrial waste * Guardian *
Gentle, brave and acutely observant * Woman's Weekly *
Hidden Nature is one of the most thrilling things I've read in a long time. * Waterways World *
Thoughtful and heartbreakingly honest ...Beautiful. * Press Association *
Fowler captures the beauty of the canal's dishevelled, neglected condition... * Times Literary Supplement *
An emotional and compelling memoir, that left me inspired, both by her bravery in transforming her life, and by the unexpected beauty she finds along the way * Countryfile Magazine *
Fowler beautifully exposes her emotional fragility while also celebrating the unloved nature of buddleia, herons and even the water rats who take refuge among the locks. * i paper *

Alys Fowler is an award winning journalist and passionate gardener. She is the author of several books and writes a weekly column on gardening for Guardian Weekend magazine. She lives in Birmingham.

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ISBN 13	9781473623002
ISBN 10	1473623006
Title	Hidden Nature
Author	Alys Fowler
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Year published	2017-04-06
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.