{"product_id":"women-on-nature-9781800181410","title":"Women on Nature","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An entertaining and eclectic anthology of nature writing by women about the 'east Atlantic archipelago' or British isles...For readers in search of a new take on the genre, this is a great place to start.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, a landmark gathering of writing by women about the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWomen, through the centuries and to present time, writing about the natural world, in this landmark anthology - with pieces gathered from works of fiction, poetry, but also household planners, gardening diaries, and recipe books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the very first time, this anthology collects together the work of women, over the centuries and up to the present day, who have written about the natural world in Britain, Ireland, and the outlying islands of that archipelago. Alongside the traditional forms of the travelogue, the walking guide, and books on birds, plants, and wildlife, \u003cem\u003eWomen on Nature\u003c\/em\u003e embraces alternative modes of seeing and recording that turn the genre on its head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKatharine Norbury has sifted through the pages of women's writing to show the multitude of ways in which they have observed the natural world about them, from the fourteenth-century writing of the anchorite nun Julian of Norwich to the seventeenth-century travel journal of Celia Fiennes; from the keen observations of Emily Bronte to a host of brilliant contemporary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen on Nature\u003c\/em\u003e presents a groundbreaking vision of the natural world which, in addition to being a rich and scintillating anthology that shines a light on many unjustly overlooked writers, is of unique importance in terms of women's history and the history of writing about nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46834193629420,"sku":"9781800181410","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25999983482828.jpg?v=1758499117","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/women-on-nature-9781800181410","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}