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Belonging
Belonging: Natural histories of place, identity and home | Amanda Thomson
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Reflecting on family, identity and nature, Belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love letter to nature, especially the northern landscapes of Scotland and the Scots pinewoods of Abernethy home to standing dead trees known as snags, which support the overall health of the forest. Belonging is a book about how we are held in thrall to elements of our past. It speaks to the importance of attention and reflection, and will encourage us all to look and observe and ask questions of ourselves. Beautifully written and featuring Amanda Thomson's artwork and photography throughout, it explores how place, language and family shape us and make us who we are.
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A really interesting mix of a Scottish childhood - remembered through loving eyes, surrounded by family, skies and nature and the authors artistic practice and relationship to space and place as an adult. I loved her honesty about how her ideas and art is formed. All interspersed by amazing obscure Scottish word lists. Worked brilliantly on audio.

Hooked_on_books Gorgeous cover! 😍 2y
AllDebooks Great review, I did treat myself to this a while ago. Time to read for #NonfictionNovember 2y
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