Reading in Bed Extracts: Matthew Oates
Beyond Spring \u2013 Wanderings Through Nature by Matthew Oates
\nA love letter to Nature \u2013 This was written as armchair winter reading \u2013 when we have forgotten what spring is like \u2013 that it will even come again. The chapters are all short and rich in language, knowledge and love. Each chapter is headed ad footed with a poetic extract
\nBrett Westwood \u2013 known to you on Radio 4 and Springwatch says of the book: Matthew Oates is an equally enthusiastic naturalist, poet and writer of prose, with an abounding affection for his subject which shines out in every sentence of this book. It\u2019s an exuberant celebration of the British countryside at its joyous, rampant best, interweaving natural and literary landscapes as it explores spring in some of the finest spots for wildlife... A book to savour on winter evenings when the anticipation of spring tempts us all: whether he\u2019s describing the song of a blackbird or the scent of a garlic snail, you know you\u2019re in safe hands.
\nPatrick Barkham - nature writer , and journalist on the Guardian says : Matthew Oates is a witty and imaginative companion: poetic, subtly subversive and as elusive and fast-moving as spring itself. Beautiful and Brilliant.
\nIt was one of only 5 Nature books shortlisted for the Countryfile magazine\u2019s Country book of the Year, despite having been turned down by his normal publisher Bloomsbury; and his TV, Radio and National Trust credentials.
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