‘A small masterpiece, written with heart, self-belief and wisdom. Wonderful!’ PAUL THEROUX
2020: while the world is grounded, Bird arrives in the life of writer, Candida Meyrick, living with her young family on Anglesey.
A definitive account of the bright-eyed assassins of the British countryside.
An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock.
‘Wise, wonderful Betsy … I am blown away by her courage and wisdom.’
Fearne Cotton
‘Betsy is the most gloriously wonderful, positive, cute, inspiring girl … Her disability has become her unique ability.’
Davina McCall
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It’s time to shun our perfectionist society and discover the beauty in everything!
There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population. Every year these charismatic animals, with their expressive eyes and whiskers more sensitive than our fingertips, haul out on our shores to breed and raise their pups.
From shark attack survivor to the shark’s biggest advocate, Paul de Gelder tells us just why these majestic diverse animals need our help as much as we need them.
The third and final updated edition of David Attenborough’s classic Life trilogy. Life on Earth covered evolution, Living Planet , ecology, and now The Trials of Life tackles ethology, the study of how animals behave.
A completely up-to-date introduction to the most common group of bees in Britain.
