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NATURE
224 Pages, 7.75 x 5
Formats: Trade Paper, EPUB
Trade Paper, $16.95 (US $16.95) (CA $22.95)
Publication Date: November 2022
ISBN 9781783966035
Rights: US & CA
Elliott & Thompson (Nov 2022)
eBook Editions Available
Will it work on my eReader?‘Absolutely exquisite. This little book is a work of art. It is impossible to imagine the reader who will not love it.’ —Horatio Clare, author, Running for the Hills
‘This stunning book made me want to pack all my woolies, candles, ample firewood and enough books for a year – and head to as northerly a location as I could find.’ —Kerri ní Dochartaigh, Caught By the River
‘Sparkles and dazzles with new meanings and old magic. You’ll never see snow in the same way again.’ —Matt Gaw, author, Under the Stars
'Sparkling prism to reveal what snow means to different cultures… [an] exploration of the language that describes myriad snowscapes, from mountain peaks and ancient glaciers to boreal cities and Baltic landscapes.’ —National Geographic
‘A miraculous snow bank of niveous names and knowledge as delicate and multifaceted as the flakes it celebrates. A glittering cloud of Inupiaq, Icelandic, compound Maori, Finnish, Scots, Thai, Hebrew, American Sign Language.’ —Dan Richards, author of Outpost: A Wild Journey to the Ends of the Earth
‘Pithy, clear-eyed… like so many magical portals, offering fleeting but fascinating glimpses into unfamiliar worlds.’ —Scotsman