The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating Anniversary Edition

<p>''Fabulous, a triumph, and it will remain a favourite forever.''<b> CHRIS PACKHAM</b><br>''A miniature masterpiece.''<b> <i>THE INDEPENDENT</i></b><br>''Charming and absorbing.'' <i><b>THE TIMES</b></i><br><b><br>In celebration of its fifteen year anniversary, and including a new foreword by Helen Macdonald, this multi-award winning account of a close encounter with nature will delight readers everywhere.</b><br><br>While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with <i>Neohelix albolabris – </i>a common woodland snail.<br><br>Intrigued by the snail’s world – from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activities – she becomes a fascinated and amused observer of the snail’s curious life. <i>The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating </i>reveals how much of the natural world we overlook in our busy daily lives, while affirming the extraordinary life of even the tiniest of species.<br><br>A remarkable journey of survival and resilience, this beautiful book shows how a small part of the natural world can illuminate our own human existence and deepen our appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.</p>