ROBERT MACFARLANE is a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and the author of a number of bestselling and prize-winning books, including The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Holloway, and Landmarks. His work has been translated into many languages and widely adapted for film, television, and radio. The American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded him the E. M. Forster Award for Literature in 2017. He is a word-collector and mountain-climber -- and he has three young children who have taught him more about the world than any book. JACKIE MORRIS grew up in the Vale of Evesham and studied at Hereford College of Arts and at Bath Academy. She has illustrated for the New Statesman, the Independent, and the Guardian, collaborated with Ted Hughes, and has written and illustrated over forty books, including beloved classics such as The Snow Leopard, The Ice Bear, Song of the Golden Hare, Tell Me a Dragon, East of the Sun, West of the Moon, and The Wild Swans. Jackie Morris lives in a cottage on the cliffs of Pembrokeshire.
PRAISE FOR ROBERT MACFARLANE, JACKIE MORRIS, AND THE
LOST WORDS
FINALIST, WAINWRIGHT PRIZE
"Stylish and melancholy, The Lost Words is a book to savour." --
Wall Street Journal
"A sumptuous, nostalgic ode to a disappearing landscape." --
Kirkus Reviews
"This union of natural history, poetry, art, and whimsy is, indeed,
a truly enchanting all-ages book of life to contemplate, read
aloud, and share." -- Booklist
"My top book of the year." -- Spectator
"Gorgeous to look at and to read. Give it to a child to bring back
the magic of language - and its scope." -- Jeanette Winterson
"The most beautiful and thought-provoking book I've read this
year." -- Frank Cottrell-Boyce
"A breathtaking book." -- New Statesman
"Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have made a thing of
astonishing beauty." -- Alex Preston
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