Other countries have cultures of skiing, surfing, rock and mountain climbing, fishing and trekking – this is not to say they don’t have issues with hunting or unsustainable farming practices, but they do have more sustainable ways to enjoy nature embedded into their cultures. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. God is an octopus may be a huge comfort for readers who are seeking meaning and purpose through nature, religion, or spirituality. Intensely readable, poetic, truthful, wise and wonderful, this will live with me for a very long time.

Imagine having three life-coaches who had been through the toughest mental and physical challenges; a crack team of problem-solvers who knew in their day job that one mistake could be the difference between life - and death. Struggling to comprehend the shocking death of his teenage daughter, Iris, Ben Goldsmith finds solace in nature by immersing himself in plans to rewild his Somerset farm.

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.

In this year’s nonfiction Pulitzer prize winner, two acclaimed reporters bring painstaking rigour and intimacy to bear on their quest to know him, speaking to his family, friends and teachers, and detailing the historical and political events that shaped his experience, from slavery to mass incarceration. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Another suggests he visits a medium, a middle-aged woman who lives in Parsons Green who seems able to converse with Iris’s spirit. 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.Reading this book has filled me with a new found love for life, a love of nature and a desire to connect with it as deeply as possible. The thing about the book that sadly disappointed me was how through covid Ben talks about having a little community. When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover.

Solnit skilfully argues not only that people will instinctually help others when they themselves are in distress, but that it is often only in this act of compassion and solidarity that one can heal themselves. It is sad, of course, but it is also touching, funny, enlightening and, at moments, simply wondrous. When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover. Playing my part in making this happen… may be how I begin to piece myself back together,” he explains.And finally, if you're not a "beaver believer" yet, this article from NASA on measuring rewilding impacts from space might convince you. And, as the son of the late billionaire Jimmy Goldsmith, a financier himself, he has the wherewithal to do something significant. Woven through all of this is the solace of nature and an exploration of rewilding set against a backdrop of beautifully describe Random House presents the audiobook edition of Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles, read by Noako Mori.