STUBBORN LIGHT OF THINGS: A NATURE DIARY

A Londoner for over twenty years, Melissa Harrison knew what it was to be insulated from the seasons but adopting a dog and going on daily walks helped reconnect her with the cycle of the year. This diary - compiled from her beloved Nature Notebook column in The Times - maps her journey from urban south London to the rural Suffolk countryside. Her perceptive and powerful prose demonstrates how we must first learn to see, and then act to preserve, the beauty we have on our doorsteps - no matter where we live.