Kith by Jay Griffiths
Why are so many children in Euro-American cultures unhappy - and why is it that children in many traditional cultures seem happier? This title explores these questions and more.
If bravery itself could write (by definition it can't), it would write, I believe, like she does -- John Berger
[Griffiths has] the intelligence of a naturalist and the luminous originality of a visitor from another planet * The Times *
Griffiths's writing is dexterous and lush * New York Times Book Review *
A rich and extraordinary visionJay Griffiths is a fearless adventurer with words and images. I salute her courage -- Philip Pullman
Jay Griffiths is one of our most poetic and passionate critics of the ways of civilisation. Provocative, illuminating and shamelessly romantic -- Theodore Zeldin
Jay Griffiths writes with such richness and mischief about the one thing that could truly save the world: its children -- KT Tunstall
An impassioned, visionary plea to restore to our children the spirit of adventure, freedom and closeness to nature that is their birthright. We must hear it and act on it before it is too late -- Iain McGilchrist
[Griffiths has] the intelligence of a naturalist and the luminous originality of a visitor from another planet * The Times *
Griffiths's writing is dexterous and lush * New York Times Book Review *
A rich and extraordinary visionJay Griffiths is a fearless adventurer with words and images. I salute her courage -- Philip Pullman
Jay Griffiths is one of our most poetic and passionate critics of the ways of civilisation. Provocative, illuminating and shamelessly romantic -- Theodore Zeldin
Jay Griffiths writes with such richness and mischief about the one thing that could truly save the world: its children -- KT Tunstall
An impassioned, visionary plea to restore to our children the spirit of adventure, freedom and closeness to nature that is their birthright. We must hear it and act on it before it is too late -- Iain McGilchrist
Jay Griffiths is the author of Tristimania: A Diary of Manic Depression, Wild: An Elemental Journey; Pip Pip: A Sideways Look at Time; A Love Letter from a Stray Moon and Kith: The Riddle of the Childscape. She won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award for the best new non-fiction writer in the USA, and the Orion Book Award. She has also been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize and a World Book Day award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241144343 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241144345 |
| Title | Kith |
| Author | Jay Griffiths |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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