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 |
