{"product_id":"9781529109603-diary-of-a-young-naturalist","title":"Diary of a Young Naturalist","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF BOOK OF THE YEAR, NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRediscover the natural world with the multi-award winning phenomenon and youngest ever major literary prize winner in UK history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Miraculous memoir . profoundly moving' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Dara is an extraordinary voice and vision: brave, poetic, ethical, lyrical'\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Macfarlane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'It's a diary but essentially timeless . It's really, really special' \u003c\/b\u003eChris Packham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eALSO WINNER OF: THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2020, AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARD FOR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2020, BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION 2020; SHORTLISTED FOR: WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 \u0026amp; LONGLISTED FOR: THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2020\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This diary chronicles the turning of my world, from spring to winter, at home, in the wild, in my head.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvocative, raw and lyrical, this startling debut explores the natural world through the eyes of Dara McAnulty, an autistic teenager coping with the uprooting of home, school, and his mental health, while pursuing his life as a conservationist and environmental activist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShifting from intense darkness to light, recalling his sensory encounters in the wild - with blackbirds, whooper swans, red kites, hen harriers, frogs, dandelions, Irish hares and more - McAnulty reveals worlds we have neglected to see, in a stunning world of nature writing that is a future classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary of a Young Naturalist \u003c\/i\u003eis a \u003cb\u003epowerful\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003escintillating \u003c\/b\u003eportrayal of the \u003cb\u003ebeauty of the natural world, \u003c\/b\u003eas it shines a light on autism and of \u003cb\u003eovercoming severe anxiety\u003c\/b\u003e. It is a story of the \u003cb\u003ebinding love of family \u003c\/b\u003eand home, and how \u003cb\u003ewe can help each other\u003c\/b\u003e through the most difficult of times.\u003cbr\u003e ___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBIG ISSUE \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHAY FESTIVAL BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNATURE BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e 'An extraordinary diary'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A torrent of pure, unmediated fervour . This is writing at its wild and unruly best' \u003c\/b\u003eDr Rachel Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e '\u003ci\u003eDiary of a Young Naturalist \u003c\/i\u003eis not only one of the finest pieces of modern nature writing produced on this island in recent years, McAnulty is one of our best young writers in any genre' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An exceptional new voice. Dara McAnulty celebrates nature in such a fresh way and illuminates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eour understanding of autism' \u003c\/b\u003eMartha Kearney, chair of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most talented and passionate writers of our era' \u003c\/b\u003eSteve Silberman, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNeuroTribes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ___________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39347462045793,"sku":"9781529109603","price":11.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28202603.jpg?v=1722416372","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529109603-diary-of-a-young-naturalist","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}