Grounded

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: NATURE AND TRAVEL For thousands of years, our ancestors held a close connection with the landscapes they lived in. Seeking that lost connection, James Canton takes us on a journey across ancient England: from stone monuments to sacred groves, places of pilgrimage and sites of religious worship. Grounded invites us to step away from our modern world, to rekindle the wonder and awe in the places we live in, to discover the history and meaning encoded into the land - if only we take the time to look.

About the author

Dr James Canton is Director of Wild Writing at the University of Essex. He is the author of The Oak Papers (2020), Ancient Wonderings: Journeys into Prehistoric Britain (2017) and Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape (2013), which was inspired by his rural wanderings in East Anglia. He has written for the Guardian, reviews for the TLS and Caught by the River, and is a regular on television and radio.

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Product details

• Authors: James Canton
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781838855895
• ISBN: 978-1-83885-589-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; prehistory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, SCIENCE / Natural History, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Landscape Archaeology