How to catch a mole and find yourself in nature
Hamer, Marc2020
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This is a book about British countryside, the cycle of nature, solitude and contentment, through the prism of a brilliant new nature writer's experience working as a traditional mole-catcher, and why he gave it up.I have been catching moles in gardens and farms for years and I have decided that I am not going to do it any more. Molecatching is a traditional skill that has given me a good life but I am old now and tired of hunting and it has taught me what I needed to learn. Although common, moles are mysterious- their habits are inscrutable, they are anatomically bizarre, and they live completely alone. Marc Hamer has come closer to them than most, both through his long working life out in the Welsh countryside, and his experiences of rural homelessness as a boy, sleeping in hedgerows.Over the years, Marc has learned a great deal about these small, velvet creatures who live in the dark beneath us, and the myths that surround them, and his work has also led him to a wise and uplifting acceptance of the inevitable changes that we all face. In this beautiful and meditative book, Marc tells his story and explores what moles, and a life in nature, can tell us about our own humanity and our search for contentment.How to Catch a Mole is a gem of nature writing, beautifully illustrated by Joe McLaren, which celebrates living peacefully and finding wonder in the world around us.
How to catch a mole and find yourself in nature / Marc Hamer ; illustrations by Joe McLaren.
Hamer, Marc, authorMcLaren, Joe, illustrator
London : Vintage Books, 2020.©2019
144 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2019.
9781784709938 (pbk)9781784709938
599.335
English
471267
Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Animals | 599.335 HAM | Available |