Description
Product ID: | 9781789561883 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Contemplations Series |
Title: | Countryside Contemplations |
Subtitle: | Reflections on Our Wild Wonders |
Page Count: | 192 |
Subjects: | The countryside, country life: general interest, The countryside, country life, Gift books, Gift books |
Description: | Select Guide Rating In our quest to find a place for quiet reflection, this simple but beautifully curated book on the wonders of the natural world provides a place for rest and contemplation. This book features a selection of quotes, extracts and poetry on the folklore, wisdom, and customs of the countryside. ''In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.'' - Margaret Atwood.Through evocative passages and quotes inspired by the countryside, this stunningly packaged book offers a rare opportunity to slow down, step back and receive the natural restorative power of nature. The contemplative words will transport you to a space of quiet reflection as you simply sit... and be.''Soon will the high Midsummer prompts come in Soon will the musk carnations break and swell Soon shall we have gold-dusted snapdragon Sweet-William with his homely cottage-smell And stocks in fragrant blow Roses that down the alleys shine afar And open, jasmine-muffled lattices'' ...- Mathew Arnold, ''Thyrisis: A Monody to Commemorate the Author''s Friend, Arthur Hugh Clough. |
Imprint Name: | Trigger |
Publisher Name: | Welbeck Publishing Group |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2020-08-06 |