Wilder Journeys True Stories of Nature, Adventure and Connection

by King, Laurie; Lancewood, Miriam

• ISBN13: 9781786787422
• ISBN10: 1786787423
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2023-03-14
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing

Summary

Environmental writer Laurie King and internationally bestselling author Miriam Lancewood present a collection of narrative non-fiction stories and poems on the human connection with nature.

Follow the call of the wild with these incredible true stories from an international group of nature lovers, nomads and adventurers.

In these pages, you are invited to share the wisdom they gained on their wild journeys. You will walk across the Australian desert with American explorer Angela Maxwell; live with Hamza Yassin and a family of eagles in Scotland; survive for 10 years in an Australian forest with Gregory Smith; hunt in the wilderness with Miriam Lancewood in New Zealand; chart Karl Bushby's passage through the formidable Darien Gap; and set up a surf school for people of colour in California with David Malana.

With beautiful illustrations, a foreword from explorer Belinda Kirk and contributions from leading poets, including David Whyte and Fatimah Asghar, this book will inspire you to get out of your comfort zone and connect to your wild, animal soul.

Author Biography

Miriam Lancewood is an internationally bestselling author and modern nomad. Her book Woman in the Wilderness sold 60,000 copies internationally and was published in 5 languages. She has spoken on panels worldwide and been featured on TV, including Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild.

Laurie King is a freelance writer who has written about nature connection and sustainability for magazines including Resurgence & Ecologist, The Sustainable Food Trust, STIR to Action and The Bristol Cable.