Win read and review copies of The Heart of the Woods by Wyl Menmuir |
Aurum is excited to offer reading groups 10 advanced proof copies of The Heart of the Woods, the new non-fiction book from the Man-Booker nominated Wyl Menmuir, and a deep and explorative companion piece to the Roger Deakin award-winning The Draw of The Sea (2022).
About The Heart of the Woods
Just as a parent leaves a legacy to their child, a tree leaves a legacy to its surroundings.
Throughout history, trees have determined the tools we use, the boats we build, the stories we tell about the world and ourselves, the songs we sing, and some of our most important rituals. As such, our lives are intertwined with those of the trees and woodlands around us.
In this journey deep into the woods, Wyl Menmuir travels the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland to meet the people who plant trees, the ecologists who study them, those who shape beautiful objects and tools from wood, and those who use them to help others.
Wyl also explores how our relationship with trees is enduring, now and in the future – what we get out of spending time around trees, the ways in which our relationship with them has changed over time, and the ways in which our future is interconnected with theirs.
Written in close collaboration with makers, crafters, bodgers, and woodsmen and women in order to better understand the woods they know so well, the joys and frustrations of working with a living material, and the stories of their craft and skills, The Heart of The Woods will delight anyone who enjoys walking among the trees, and anyone who, when lost, has found themselves in the woods.
How to get involved
To be in with a chance of winning advanced proof copies of The Heart of the Woods to read and review with your reading group please complete the survey below by 13 March. If successful, each of your members will be expected to share a review on Amazon, Goodreads, Waterstones or the Reading Groups for Everyone website within six weeks of receiving the books. Please only pitch if you can commit to this.
If you have any questions, please contact Kimberley.Sheehan@readingagency.org.uk.
About The Heart of the Woods
Just as a parent leaves a legacy to their child, a tree leaves a legacy to its surroundings.
Throughout history, trees have determined the tools we use, the boats we build, the stories we tell about the world and ourselves, the songs we sing, and some of our most important rituals. As such, our lives are intertwined with those of the trees and woodlands around us.
In this journey deep into the woods, Wyl Menmuir travels the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland to meet the people who plant trees, the ecologists who study them, those who shape beautiful objects and tools from wood, and those who use them to help others.
Wyl also explores how our relationship with trees is enduring, now and in the future – what we get out of spending time around trees, the ways in which our relationship with them has changed over time, and the ways in which our future is interconnected with theirs.
Written in close collaboration with makers, crafters, bodgers, and woodsmen and women in order to better understand the woods they know so well, the joys and frustrations of working with a living material, and the stories of their craft and skills, The Heart of The Woods will delight anyone who enjoys walking among the trees, and anyone who, when lost, has found themselves in the woods.
How to get involved
To be in with a chance of winning advanced proof copies of The Heart of the Woods to read and review with your reading group please complete the survey below by 13 March. If successful, each of your members will be expected to share a review on Amazon, Goodreads, Waterstones or the Reading Groups for Everyone website within six weeks of receiving the books. Please only pitch if you can commit to this.
If you have any questions, please contact Kimberley.Sheehan@readingagency.org.uk.