Nature Cure

by Richard Mabey

Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

362.19685270092

Publication

Pimlico (2006), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 240 pages

Description

'Britain's greatest living nature writer' The Times Rediscover the extraodinary power of nature and the British wilderness, from award-winning naturalist and author Richard Mabey In the last year of the old millennium, Richard Mabey, Britain's foremost nature writer, fell into a severe depression. The natural world - which since childhood had been a source of joy and inspiration for him - became meaningless. Then, cared for by friends, he moved to East Anglia and he started to write again. Having left the cosseting woods of the Chiltern hills for the open flatlands of Norfolk, Richard Mabey found exhilaration in discovering a whole new landscape and gained fresh insights into our place in nature. Structured as intricately as a novel, a joy to read, truthful, exquisite and questing, Nature Cureis a book of hope, not just for individuals, but for our species. 'A brilliant, candid and heartfelt memoir...how he broke free of depression, reshaped his life and reconnected with the wild becomes nothing short of a manifesto for living...Mabey's particular vision, informed by a lifetime's reading and observation, is ultimately optimistic' Sunday Times… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Schopflin
I'm not the ideal candidate for nature writing as I don't have the same kind of emotional response to animals that writers like Mabey elicit, but I loved this book. His description of recovery from depression - and the fear of reverting - was painful and moving and, while I could not always
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identify with the joy of watching flocks of migrating birds, his descriptions of the East Anglian landscapes are stunning. For me, Mabey is such a beautiful writer that he is a pleasure to read on all topics.
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LibraryThing member eas
Sadly not for me. Love Richard Mabey and his philosophy but could not get on with the airy-fairy content, and particularly with Richard's take on depression. Got a little way through and had to give up - lif is too short to read stuff that does not hit the spot and there are so many books still on
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the shelf waiting for me!
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LibraryThing member Eyejaybee
Rather too tedious and introspective for my taste.

As usual with Mabey, the insight into natural history was sharp and informative, but I found that there was too much wallowing and self-introspection, and kept wanting to give him a damn good shake!

Awards

Costa Book Awards (Shortlist — Biography — 2005)

Language

Physical description

240 p.; 7.72 inches

ISBN

1844130967 / 9781844130962
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