Random House presents the audiobook edition of Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, read by Noako Mori. First comes the “rewiggling” of a human-made drainage ditch, encouraging the curves that make for a healthy, meandering stream.

This experience offers Goldsmith some solace and sets him off trying to establish what might lie beyond the reality we know. Whilst many people during Covid absorbed the powerful psychological effects of being in nature, our travel restrictions were giving wildlife more space and a flurry of viral videos and photos and academic studies, showed species venturing further into urban centres and altering their activity patterns to take advantage of quieter and less crowded cities. Of course, many Indigenous people and spiritual leaders the world over have known that nature is the great healer for millennia, effortlessly weaving concepts of reincarnation, death-following-life and Samsara into the fabric of storytelling.Sorgreisen er rørende lesing, samtidig som jeg ofte spør meg selv om hvorfor forfatteren er så selvopptatt. And while it seems an odd mishmash of topics occasionally – going from beavers to reincarnation – it works. Iris had indeed lost her life, the buggy she was driving having flipped and landed on top of her, pinning her to the ground.

All those who have been bereaved will recognise his descriptions of the dread that accompanies anniversaries – the first Christmas, the first birthday, the day that marks a year since the tragedy.I feel the same rage against such mindless persecution, this is what drove me to leave the UK and find work in the wildlife conservation of other wilder nations. The festival was everything I hoped for, and the conversation between these two amazing rewilders was thoughtful and inspiring. Over the years it has changed my life in ways I never imagined – including by introducing me to rewilding.

Perfection is a human construct, a poor substitute for the natural exuberance and resiliency that make a house a home – not just for us, but for all species. Yet, unbelievably to him, the seasons kept on turning, and as he immersed himself in the dramatic restoration of nature in the place where it happened, he found healing. Ben is the Chief Executive Officer of Menhaden, a London-listed, sustainability-themed investment company.Before reading Goldsmith’s God is an Octopus, [1] you will likely already know its subject matter: the heart-breaking death of the author’s daughter in the summer of 2019 and the year of grieving and healing that follows. Iris was sparkling, charismatic and intelligent, with a lifelong love of nature that she shared with her father. Of all the books I have read this one means so much and I would recommend it to all those who love nature. Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. It was while in the countryside for a week – a solo escape with nothing to do but walk and read – that I spotted Isabella Tree’s now landmark book Wilding on the bookshelf in my little “shepherd’s hut.

Goldsmith is then able to take a role in his own recovery, turning for understanding and solace to religion, philosophy and spiritualism.Just reading the review I am amazed by your courage to commit to paper and share with the world such a devastating experience. The Guardian, Saturday magazine * In this very moving memoir, the leading rewilder and green investor bares his soul to let us into the darkest moments of his most private grief … His themes of loss, love and recovery are universal, the story beautifully told.