A wonderful, and timely, celebration of the passing seasons and their significance, past, present and future.
Nick Groom is an academic and writer. He is Professor in English at the University of Exeter and has written widely on literature, music, and contemporary art. He is the author of a dozen books and editions, including The Forger's Shadow (2002), The Union Jack (2006), and, most recently, The Gothic (2012). He lives on Dartmoor with his wife, two daughters, and one cat, and keeps a flock of Black Welsh Mountain sheep. When he is not writing, he can be found playing the hurdy-gurdy in local pubs.
Groom's enthusiasm is hard to resist, and his garnering of folklore
and customs that, for centuries, guided life through the changing
seasons bulges with fascination.
*Sunday Times*
Wonderful and timely
*Independent*
It's no exaggeration to say that this is a volume I have been
waiting for all my life... I love Nick Groom's passionate plea for
us to be aware of traditional connections between human lives, the
seasons and the natural world. He provides a cornucopia of
knowledge, and an inspirational call to awareness... This is a rich
celebration of traditions and a plea for them not to be
forgotten.
*Daily Mail*
Groom writes so well and so fittingly... He has taken a classic
formula and reinvigorated it, given it new breath and interest.
*Times Literary Supplement*
Beguiling... Unexpectedly fascinating
*Spectator*
Offers far more than trivia and contains details that demand to be
shared.
*Independent*
A heartfelt exploration of the connections between the seasons and
England's traditions and folklore brims with fascinating
revelations.
*Readers Digest*
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