Jim Crumley is a celebrated nature writer whose works primarily explore the landscape and wildlife of Scotland. His prose is passionate, inspiring, and visionary, sensitively capturing the majesty of the natural world. Recognized as one of the foremost nature writers currently working in Great Britain, Crumley offers readers a unique perspective on the wilderness. His writing invites a deep connection with the environment and its profound beauty.
The final instalment in the acclaimed Seasons series, which interrogates how climate change has disrupted the natural rhythm of the seasons. It has attracted widespread praise and prize attention; Jim's passionate stance on climate chaos and the need for rewilding chimes with an increasingly eco-aware public.
Spring marks the genesis of nature's year. As Earth's northern hemisphere tilts ever more towards the life-giving sun, the icy, dark days of winter gradually yield to the new season's intensifying light and warmth. Nature responds... Jim chronicles it all: the wonder, the tumult, the spectacle of spring.
During winter, dark days of wild storms can give way to the perfect, glistening stillness of frost-encrusted winter landscapes it is the stuff of wonder and beauty, of nature at its utmost. In The Nature of Winter, Jim Crumley ventures into our countryside to experience firsthand the chaos and the quiet solitude of nature's rest period. He bears witness to the lives of remarkable animals such as golden eagles, red deer and even whales as they battle intemperate weather and the turbulence of climate change. In the snow Jim discovers ancient footsteps that lead him to reflect on the journey of his personal nature-writing life a journey that takes in mountain legends, dear departed friends and an enduring fascination and deep love for nature. Simply, he evokes winter in all its drama, in all its pathos, in all its glory."--Back cover
An intimate - and deeply personal - portrait of a moody and majestic British autumn.
