{"product_id":"the-ravens-nest-signed-copy","title":"The Raven's Nest - Signed copy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA signed copy of  \u003cem\u003eThe Raven's Nest\u003c\/em\u003e, by Sarah Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisiting Iceland as an anthropologist and film-maker in 2008, Sarah Thomas is spellbound by its otherworldly landscape. An immediate love for this country and for Bjarni, a man she meets there, turns a week-long stay into a transformative half-decade, one which radically alters Sarah’s understanding of herself and of the living world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe embarks on a relationship not only with Bjarni, but with the light, the language, and the old wooden house they make their home. She finds a place where the light of the midwinter full moon reflected by snow can be brighter than daylight, where the earth can tremor at any time, and where the word for echo –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ebergmál\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e– translates as ‘the language of the mountain’. In the midst of crisis both personal and planetary, as her marriage falls apart, Sarah finds inspiration in the artistry of a raven’s nest: a home which persists through breaking and reweaving – over and over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in beautifully vivid prose\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaven’s Nest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a profoundly moving meditation on place, identity and how we might live in an era of environmental disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, published 1st June 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fascinating’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e–\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Macfarlane, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Old Ways\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Truly a thing of wonder’ – Kerri ní Dochartaigh, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThin Places\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Lyrical [and] thoughtful’ – Cal Flyn, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIslands of Abandonment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSarah Thomas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a writer and filmmaker. Her films have been screened internationally, and she is a contributor to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDark Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e journal. Her writing has also appeared in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen on Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e edited by Katharine Norbury. In 2020 she was nominated for the Arts Foundation Environmental Writing Award. She was longlisted for the inaugural Nan Shepherd Prize and shortlisted for the 2021 Fitzcarraldo Essay Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724370481323,"sku":"","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/2178\/1163\/files\/Sarah_Thomas_The_Raven_s_Nest_2965a231-9b90-48fc-88be-507b7c3967da.png?v=1686057758","url":"https:\/\/nightowlbooks.pro\/products\/the-ravens-nest-signed-copy","provider":"Night Owl Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}