- Paperback: 210 pages
- Publisher: The Collins Press (7 April 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1848890338
- ISBN-13: 978-1848890336
- Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 311,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Well written and profound' --Evening Echo
'A wonderful read by a man with whom you could walk a mile and learn a lot' --Sunday Tribune
'A book to be relished' --The Irish Times
'A wonderful read by a man with whom you could walk a mile and learn a lot' --Sunday Tribune
'A book to be relished' --The Irish Times
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Taking his backdoor as a starting point, Joseph Horgan goes on a quest to explore the natural world, bringing with him the words of Patrick Kavanagh and others writers, poets, naturalists and scientists who roamed and wrote about the Irish countryside. As he observes and considers everyday sights, familiar birds and animals, he attempts to reclaim the wonders of nature in our electronic globalised world. The book spans one autumn and one winter, framed by the departure of the swallows from the author's backyard and concluding with their return. In between, the author travels on foot or by bicycle along some still-quite country lanes of twenty-first-century rural Ireland. Mingling his observations and thoughts with references from seventh-century poetry to modern geological studies, the author encourages us to look again at nature around us and to respect and protect it. This portrait of natural riches reminds us of what is lost, and what we stand to lose, if we take it for granted, deafened by mad-made noise.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I loved this book. When all around me is moving so fast Horgan seems to let me enter into his peaceful world and enjoy the simplicity of the birdsong around me. It's not exotic or riotous but reassuringly calm. I have such fond memories of the West Coast of Ireland and every thought and vignette in this whimsical book takes me back there.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
THIS BOOK IS VERY DENSE AND INFORMATIVE . THE WRITER HAS A LOVELY TURN OF PHRASE AND A REAL LOVE OF IRELAND, ITS COUNTRYSIDE AND ITS PEOPLE. IT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT TO READ IT THROUGH. YOU COULDN'T CALL IT A PAGE-TURNER BUT IT DOES REWARD THE PATIENT READER. I LEARNED A LOT FROM IT.
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