{"product_id":"9781783965779-light-rains-sometimes-fall","title":"Light Rains Sometimes Fall","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA British Year in Japan’s 72 Seasons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee the British year afresh as we follow twelve months via the traditional Japanese calendar of seventy-two seasons: revealing the beauty of small and subtle changes with joy and verve.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSee the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature – through the prism of Japan’s seventy-two ancient microseasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross seventy-two short chapters and twelve months, writer and nature lover Lev Parikian charts the changes that each of these ancient microseasons (of a just a few days each) bring to his local patch – garden, streets, park and wild cemetery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the birth of spring (\u003cem\u003erisshun\u003c\/em\u003e) in early February to ‘the greater cold’ (\u003cem\u003edaikan\u003c\/em\u003e) in late January, Lev draws our eye to the exquisite beauty of the outside world, day-to-day. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInstead of Japan’s lotus blossom, praying mantis and bear, he watches bramble, woodlouse and urban fox; hawthorn, dragonfly and peregrine. But the seasonal rhythms – and the power of nature to reflect and enhance our mood – remain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns reflective, witty and joyous, this is both a nature diary and a revelation of the beauty of the small and subtle changes of the everyday, allowing us to ‘look, look again, look better’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is perfect gift to read in real time across the British year. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e___\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘A fresh new look at the microseasons of nature’s calendar, seen through Lev Parikian’s eyes – with his usual humour, attention to detail and beautifully written prose.’ \u003c\/strong\u003eStephen Moss\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Buy this book. Plant it somewhere handy and whenever you’re in need of a “spark of joy” pick it up and read a few pages. Its wit will make you smile. It will transport you to a wilder, gentler, more beautiful world.’ \u003c\/strong\u003eAnn Pettifor\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945412014177,"sku":"9781783965779","price":14.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31805408.jpg?v=1734596145","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781783965779-light-rains-sometimes-fall","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}