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SUMMARY:Lucy Lapwing author talk 'Love is a Toad'. Part of the IOW Biosphere Festival
DESCRIPTION:Most of us love nature; it’s a great source of fascination\, comfort and awe. But we’re living in a time of great loss\, witnessing decline of biodiversity all around us. \nIn her talk\, Lucy will explore this two sided coin\, exploring our relationship with the natural world\, along with plenty of nerdy wildlife encounters. \nLove is a Toad \nNature makes us feel things. It sparks awe\, curiosity and a sense of beauty and community. But as wildlife around us declines and disappears\, murkier feelings rise up: guilt\, detachment and fear for nature’s plight. For many years\, Lucy Lapwing wrestled with these tangled emotions. So\, in an attempt to make sense of this dance between joy and grief\, she decided to go on a journey. \nIn Love Is a Toad\, Lucy traverses meadows\, bogs and hedgerows with her fellow nature enthusiasts\, where she digs down into our relationship with the natural world. Over the course of a year\, she meets bucketfuls of wildlife – Blackbird and Oak\, slugs and puffballs\, waterlilies\, Dung Beetles and toads – as she roams across the UK. \nFrom a river swim to wanders through woodlands\, with every journey\, Lucy explores how nature makes us feel\, from wild grief and anger through to soaring joy and indefatigable hope. At once a celebration and an invitation to reflect\, Love Is a Toad prods and pokes at our connection to the natural world\, exploring its complexity in all its muddiness\, messiness and wonder. \n‘Tender\, connected and considered’ – Chris Packham\n‘Luminous’ – Freya Bromley\n‘Extraordinary’ – Dr Amir Kahn\n‘Uplifting\, defiant\, galvanising’ – Sophie Pavelle\n‘A tender\, rambunctious song of undilutable adoration’ – Amy-Jane Beer
URL:https://medinabookshop.com/event/lucy-lapwing-author-talk-love-is-a-toad-part-of-the-iow-biosphere-festival
LOCATION:Medina Bookshop\, 50 High Street\, Cowes\, Isle of Wight\, PO31 7RR\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Armfield":MAILTO:paul@medinapublishing.com
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