Jade Angeles Fitton

A moving memoir from a modern-day hermit and her journey to find healing and empowerment through solitude. I never imagined that the wind would blow me here, to a kind of isolation I have never experienced... There is never anything out here but my shadow, that no one treads on any more. When Jade's partner leaves the barn that they...

When the Sky Falls is a global cultural history of shooting stars spanning from the prehistoric to the present day, and exploring beliefs, superstitions, and the relationship between humanity and meteors throughout time. Structured across four parts - 'Belief and Superstition', 'Shooting Stars' Influence on History', 'Art, Culture and the Meteor', and 'Utilising Space Rocks' - the book explores the...