Melissa Harrisonová je autorkou, která se ve své tvorbě zaměřuje na přírodu a její propojení s lidským životem. Prostřednictvím své prózy zkoumá proměny krajiny a vztah člověka k přírodnímu světu. Její styl je často lyrický a introspektivní, vyznačující se pozorností k detailu a hlubokým porozuměním přírodních cyklů. Harrisonová přináší čtenářům poetický pohled na svět kolem nás.
Tato kniha je inspirující průvodce plný moudrosti, důležitých hodnot a poezie každodenního života. Najdete v ní spoustu lekcí o odvaze, laskavosti, respektu, vztazích, oblékání a všem, co mohou mámy udělat, když vychovávají své dcery. Zjistíte, že tak nějak podobně jsou na tom matky ve vaší blízkosti nebo i kdekoli jinde ve světě.
Ve stovkách lekcí jako matka zjistíte, jak vštípit svému synovi správné hodnoty a probudit v něm sebedůvěru. Dozvíte se, kdy říkat ano a kdy ne. Přečtěte si o štěňátkách, děvčatech a celoživotní důležitosti respektu a důvěry. A že pokud život srazí vašeho syna na kolena, uděláte nejlépe, když mu dáte něco na zub. Tato knižní pokladnice moudrosti, humoru a lásky vás provede jednotlivými kroky vzrušující a někdy namáhavé cesty, která začíná slovy: Je to clapec!
"Autumn is a time of transformation. Crisp, clear days mark summer's close and usher in a new season with its rich scents and vivid palette, leaves flaming red and gold by day, bonfires and fireworks lighting up the lengthening nights. There is abundance, as humans and animals make stores for the winter; and there is decay, which gives rise to the next cycle of life.; In prose and poetry from across the British Isles, Autumn captures both the exhilaration and the melancholy of this turning point in the year. Featuring original writing by Horatio Clare, John Lewis-Stempel and Amy Liptrot, classic extracts from the work of Ted Hughes, Helen Macdonald and Nan Shepherd, and a wealth of fresh new voices, Autumn is an evocative celebration of the year's decline - and new beginnings"-- Publisher description.
'A writer of great gifts.' - Robert MacfarlaneI now live a richly connected year, marked by seasonal events: the first snowdrop in my garden, cut and brought inside;
The breath-taking children's debut from acclaimed nature writer and Costa Award-shortlisted novelist, Melissa Harrison - a tale of the rich, wild world and all its wonder.Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey that takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart of a city. Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world....
'A masterpiece' JON MCGREGOR 'Impossible to forget' THE TIMES 'Astonishing' GUARDIAN 'Startling' FINANCIAL TIMES WINNER OF THE EU PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' NEW STATESMAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE The fields were eternal, our life the only way of things, and I would do whatever was required of me to protect it. The autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, though the Great War still casts a shadow over the cornfields of her beloved home, Wych Farm. When charismatic, outspoken Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to write about fading rural traditions, she takes an interest in fourteen-year-old Edie, showing her a kindness she has never known before. But the older woman isn't quite what she seems. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the whole community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster.
A beautiful collection that captures the unfolding of springtime
A beautiful collection that captures the unfolding of summertime
A beautiful collection that captures the unfolding of winter
As autumn begins, Moss and the Hidden Folk friends travel to their former home in Ash Row, to find the rare mortal child who can both see and talk to them. Can they prove the Wild World still needs guardians?