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The Secret World of Twilight
A Natural History of Dusk and Dawn
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Beautifully observed and carefully researched Brigit Strawbridge Howard The real voice of the proper countryside John Lewis-Stempel Every day, just before sunrise and straight after sunset, magic happens. Dawn and dusk – those fleeting, half-lit hours – are when the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Skies flare with...
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See moreAn illuminating exploration of the remarkable and often surprising relationship between the natural world, human life and our long-standing obsession with twilight, that most otherworldly time of day.
An illuminating exploration of the remarkable and often surprising relationship between the natural world, human life and our long-standing obsession with twilight, that most otherworldly time of day.
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Beautifully observed and carefully researched Brigit Strawbridge Howard
The real voice of the proper countryside John Lewis-Stempel
Every day, just before sunrise and straight after sunset, magic happens. Dawn and dusk – those fleeting, half-lit hours – are when the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Skies flare with colour, landscapes shift in mood and an unseen cast of creatures emerges from the shadows. Welcome to twilight.
In The Secret World of Twilight, author and smallholder Sally Coulthard invites us into this magical in-between realm, where seductive night-blooming flowers open, secretive mammals stir, giant moths reign, and fantastical sea creatures ride the tide. Twilight profoundly affects human life too – but in our age of electric light and closed doors, we’ve almost forgotten how to see it.
Blending natural history, folklore, and memoir, Coulthard reveals twilight as a vital, liminal force: one that has inspired awe for millennia and still has the power to illuminate our daily lives.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035912131
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Apollo
Illustration: b&w integrated illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 136.0mm
Height: 218.0mm
Weight: 394g
Pages: 288
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About the Author
Sally Coulthard is a bestselling author of over twenty-five books about natural history and rural life including A Short History of the World According to Sheep, The Hedgehog Handbook and A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects. After studying Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford, and working in factual television production, Sally moved back to her beloved Yorkshire, married a gardener and set up a smallholding; it’s from there, surrounded by her family and other animals, that Sally writes from a shed in the old orchard.
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