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Under the Stars Matt Gaw

Under the Stars By Matt Gaw

Under the Stars by Matt Gaw


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Under the Stars: A Journey Into Light by Matt Gaw

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'A beautiful and luminous love letter to the night sky.'
- Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable

Moonlight, starlight, the ethereal glow of snow in winter ... When you flick off a switch, other forms of light begin to reveal themselves.

In this beautifully written exploration of the power of the lights of night, Matt Gaw ventures forth into darkness to find out exactly what we're missing when we fill our world with artificial glow, obliterating the subtler natural lights that have guided us and wildlife for millennia.

Walking by the light of the moon in Suffolk and under the scattered buckshot of starlight in Scotland; braving the darkest depths of Dartmoor and the glare of 24/7 London, Under the Stars is an inspirational and immersive call to reconnect with the natural world - and to switch off.

We only need to step outside to find that, in darkness, the world lights up. Let's look up together.

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'Enchanting, fascinating and written with real soul and sensitivity.' - Rob Cowen, author of Common Ground

'Lyrical, warm, and suffused with the magic of the night' - Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles

'One of the most inspiring of our young nature writers, with a highly original journey into darkness and night' - Stephen Moss, naturalist and author of The Robin: A Biography

Under the Stars Reviews

'Enchanting, fascinating and written with real soul and sensitivity.' - Rob Cowen, author of Common Ground


'One of the most inspiring of our young nature writers, with a highly original journey into darkness and night' - Stephen Moss, naturalist and author of The Robin: A Biography


'Lyrical, warm, and suffused with the magic of the night' - Patrick Barkham, author of The Butterfly Isles


'A beautiful and - no other word is more apt - luminous love letter to the night sky.' - Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable


"Gaw finds wonder in the dark... The stand-out chapter for me was his getting lost in the Woods of Cree in absolute pitch black. Deep primordial horrors arise and make for gripping reading... This is a powerful and valiant plea for us all to see that, unlike in science fiction, light isn't always good." - BBC Countryfile Magazine
"Under starlight and in moonlight, in the depths of the dark forest and on the streets of a city centre, Gaw goes on a nocturnal adventure to discover how light pollution disrupts and affects our own mental wellbeing, and the wellbeing of wildlife, too. En route he re-discovers the beauties of meteor showers and moonlight meanders, and encourages us to go on our own midnight adventures. Lyrical and lovely." - The Simple Things
"Passionately argued and perfectly crafted... Under the Stars is a timely and inspiring manifesto explaining how 'by lighting our world sparingly, carefully... we can achieve something that would improve human health, protect wildlife, and help us to reconnect to the landscape and starscape at night'." - The Countryman
"An exquisite, lyrical blend of nature writing, mythical story-telling and poetic elegy... Words are given to us in this book as a form of protection, an armour, a glistening cloak with which to keep ourselves on the track; no matter how cold it may be... Stunning." - Kerri ni Dochartaigh, Caught By the River (Book of the Month)

About Matt Gaw

Matt Gaw is a writer, journalist and naturalist who lives in Bury St Edmunds, and is the author of the acclaimed The Pull of the River: A Journey into the Wild and Watery Heart of Britain (E&T, 2017). His work has been published in the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Times. He works with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust, edits Suffolk Wildlife, currently writes a monthly country diary for the Suffolk Magazine and is a director of the Suffolk Festival of Ideas.

Additional information

GOR011388723
9781783965823
1783965827
Under the Stars: A Journey Into Light by Matt Gaw
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Elliott & Thompson Limited
2021-02-04
224
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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