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Enchantment
Reawakening Wonder in an Exhausted Age
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From the internationally bestselling author of Wintering comes this balm for anxious times and an invitationto rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder availableto us all.
From the internationally bestselling author of Wintering comes this balm for anxious times and an invitation to rediscover the feelings of awe and wonder available to us all.
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'Our sense of enchantment is not only triggered by grand things. The awe-inspiring, the numinous, is all around us, all the time. It is transformed by our deliberate attention. It becomes valuable when we value it. The magic is of our own conjuring...'
After years of pandemic life β parenting while working, battling anxiety about things beyond her control, feeling overwhelmed by the news-cycle and increasingly isolated β Katherine May feels bone-tired, on edge, and depleted. Could there be another way to live? One that would allow her to feel more connected, more rested and at ease, even as seismic changes unfold on the planet?
Craving a different path, May begins to explore the restorative properties of the natural world β from a pebble in the hand to the humbling effects of the sea, the pleasure of the ground beneath her bare feet to the magic of a moonshadow. Through deliberate attention and ritual, she finds nourishment in the quiet reconnection with her environment.
Blending lyricism and storytelling, sensitivity and empathy, Enchantment invites each of us to open the door to human experience in all its sensual complexity, and to find the beauty waiting for us there.
'A beautiful, gentle exploration of the dark season of life and the light of spring that eventually follows.' - Raynor Winn, on WINTERING
'A book for the soul.' - Caitlin Moran, on WINTERING
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Enchantment by Katherine May is praised for its introspective journey into rekindling a sense of wonder and joy in everyday life. Readers appreciate its poetic writing and relatable personal anecdotes, which offer a comforting guide to finding beauty in the mundane. The book is described as a gentle, inspiring read that encourages mindfulness and presence.
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ISBN: 9780571378340
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 February 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Export - Airside ed
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 252g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Katherine May is an internationally bestselling author andpodcaster living in Whitstable, UK. Her hybrid memoirWintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Timesbecame a New York Times, Sunday Times and Der Spiegelbestseller, and was adapted as BBC Radio 4's Book of theWeek. The Electricity of Every Living Thing, her memoir ofa midlife autism diagnosis, is currently being adapted as anaudio drama by Audible. Her journalism and essays haveappeared in a range of publications including the New YorkTimes, Observer and Aeon, and she is the host of The Wintering Sessions podcast.
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