The Last Wilderness by Neil Ansell

The Last Wilderness by Neil Ansell

Shortlisted for the 2018 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize, THE LAST WILDERNESS is a hauntingly beautiful memoir on nature and hearing loss, for readers of Macfarlane's THE OLD WAYS or John Lewis-Stempel's THE RUNNING HARE

Ansell's beautiful memoir of his walks through the Scottish wilderness makes the case for being truly a part of nature rather than outside of it * Observer *
Ansell has the rare skill of combining vividly the intimacy of detail and the astonishing grandeur of this North West coastline of ScotlandThrough his keen eyes we look again at the familiar with a sense of wondrous revelation -- Madeleine Bunting
The Last Wilderness is a moving and mesmerising book. Ansell's quiet, respectful immersion in the landscape rewards with some startling encounters with the natural world. He is a knowledgeable and generous guide to the unique flora and fauna of this beautiful corner of Scotland -- James Macdonald Lockhart, author of RAPTOR
Neil Ansell is a genuine creature of the wild. His knowledge of remote places, and his love for them, come from deep and sustained immersion. He writes in prose which is entirely right for its subject - unshowy, level-headed, quietly surprising. The Last Wilderness is a wonderful experience which tingles with all the sensations of being out on the hill, in all weathers, alone -- Philip Marsden
A beautifully-written account of the author's journeys to some of the most remote parts of Britain in search of solitude and solace * Choice *
Beautifully charts the challenges and solaces of being alone and part of nature * Bookseller *
Lyrical, thought-provoking * Scotsman *
A love letter to Scotland . . . how I wish I could go back to Arisaig and the Small Isles. How much I missed, but how glad I am to experience it now with this wonderful writer * My Weekly *
Beautiful...a testimony to reticent courage * Daily Mail *
[A] captivating memoir...vivid as photographs, yet sketched with something more profound than simple reportage. Beneath the measured, knowledgeable, unfussy voice is a meaningful, and even important record: not just of a changing landscape, but of a man such places have shaped. -- The Herald
The Last Wilderness is a beautiful read; rich in descriptive detail... his passion for the environment and his sublime prose make it a book to be savoured. * CultureFly *
A hauntingly beautiful memoir on nature, solitude and hearing loss * Waterstones Website, Best books to look out for *
He captures the landscape and the sense of adventure exquisitely: enough to make me feel I've been there but leaving me longing to make a trek of my own * The Pool *
[A] haunting, lyrical memoir * Simple Things *

Neil Ansell was an award-winning television journalist with the BBC and a long standing newspaper journalist. He is the author of Deep Country, Deer Island and The Last Wilderness which was shortlisted for the 2018 Wainwright Golden Beer and Highland Book Prizes. He has two daughters and lives in Scotland.

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ISBN 13	9781472247124
ISBN 10	1472247124
Title	The Last Wilderness
Author	Neil Ansell
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2018-07-26
Number of pages	320
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.