Secret Life of Fungi - Discoveries From a Hidden World

From fields, feasts and fairy rings to death caps, puffballs and ambrosia beetles, this is an intoxicating journey into the life of extraordinary organism, one that we have barely begun to understand.

About the author

Aliya Whiteley grew up in North Devon and developed an early passion for walking and observing nature. She has written about the natural world for Mental Floss and in her fiction, which has been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award among others. Whiteley's novella The Beauty depicted a future world in which a fungus interacts with humanity and creates a new form of life, leading readers all over the world to send her photographs and articles relating to mushrooms. Her new novel, Greensmith (2020), deals with seed banks and viruses and the current global threat to diversity. She walks through the woods and fields around her home in West Sussex every day, taking inspiration from the hidden worlds around her. 

Summary

From fields, feasts and fairy rings to death caps, puffballs and ambrosia beetles, this is an intoxicating journey into the life of extraordinary organism, one that we have barely begun to understand.

Product details

• Authors: Aliya Whiteley, Aliyah Whiteley, Whiteley Aliya
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781783966042
• ISBN: 978-1-78396-604-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works