Two Lights
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Two Lights
Two Lights
An extraordinary account of searching for the wildness left in our world - spanning continents and geological eras, mountains and oceans, animals and birds, the skies and the stars beyond
Exquisitely written stories of walks - at dawn and dusk - travelling the world in search of its remaining wildness
Longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2024
With dizzying acuity and insight, James Roberts paints a portrait of a life and its landscapes, creating precious connections with wild creatures and places, from swans in the Cambrian Mountains to wolves in the Pacific Northwest.
By walking at dawn and dusk, in the two lights of awakening and deepening - through the stripped, windswept hills of Wales, and the jungles and savannahs of Africa - he navigates from a soul-stripping sense of loss towards hope in the future. In the presence of wild creatures, he finds a way back to life.
Two Lights invites readers on a profound journey through the natural world, exploring themes of loss, resilience, and reconnection with our environment.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781914613739
Publisher: Duckworth Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: September Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 272
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About the Author
James Roberts is a writer and artist who lives in the hills of the Welsh Border country. His essays and poems have been published widely and his artwork has featured in several exhibitions, books and theatre productions. He writes on Substack and shows work on Instagram as @NightRiverWood.
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