{"product_id":"ghost-trees-nature-and-people-in-a-london-parish-9781912235575","title":"Ghost Trees: Nature and People in a London Parish","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bob Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Saraband\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Saraband\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Plants - Trees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated for two major literary awards, this is an urban nature book telling the story of an historic\u003cbr\u003epart of London through its trees, past and present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven in the brick and concrete heart of our cities, nature finds a way. Birds and mammals, insects, plants and\u003cbr\u003etrees--they all manage to thrive in the urban jungle, and Bob Gilbert is their champion and their chronicler.\u003cbr\u003eHe explores the hidden wildlife of the inner city and its edgelands, finding unexpected beauty in the cracks\u003cbr\u003eand crannies, and uncovering the deep and essential relationship that exists between people and nature\u003cbr\u003ewhen they are bound together in such close proximity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning from Poplar, the East End area in which he lives, Bob explores, in particular, our relationship with\u003cbr\u003ethe trees that have helped shape London; from the original wildwood through to the street trees of today.\u003cbr\u003eHe draws from history and natural history, poetry and painting, myth and magic, and a great deal of walking, \u003cbr\u003eobserving and listening. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written, passionate and defiant, \u003ci\u003eGhost Trees\u003c\/i\u003e tells the secrets and stories of the urban\u003cbr\u003ewildscape, of glorious nature resilient and resurgent on our very doorsteps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saraband","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45035484283031,"sku":"9781912235575","price":975.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781912235575.webp?v=1769211914","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ghost-trees-nature-and-people-in-a-london-parish-9781912235575","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}