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The Year of Sitting Dangerously

My Garden Safari

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 From the acclaimed author of Rewild Yourself comes a brilliant new book that reveals the natural joys to be discovered on your doorstep.

In the autumn of 2020, Simon Barnes should have been leading a safari in Zambia, but Covid restrictions meant his plans had to be put on hold. Instead, he embarked on the only voyage of discovery that was still open to him. He walked to a folding chair at the bottom of his garden, and sat down. His itinerary: to sit in that very same spot every day for a year and to see - and hear - what happened all around him. It would be a stationary garden safari; his year of sitting dangerously had begun.

For the next twelve months, he would watch as the world around him changed day by day. Gradually, he began to see his surroundings in a new way; by restricting himself, he opened up new horizons, growing even closer to a world he thought he already knew so well.

The Year of Sitting Dangerously is a wonderfully evocative read; it inspires the reader to pay closer attention to the marvels that surround us all, and is packed with handy tips to help bring nature even closer to us. Animals Biological Sciences Botany & Plants Outdoors & Nature Science Africa
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I really enjoyed this book so much warmth and passion for wildlife I loved the observations and information
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Beautiful book

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At its best this book it is poetic, spiritual and humorous. But unsurprisingly given the concept, it can also get rather repetitive despite the rich descriptions of seasonal changes.

Uneven

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So good. Simon made me feel I was there, looking, hearing, Thank you so much

The marsh come to life

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Perfect as an audio book - but equally easy to read in hard copy. Lose yourself in it and then go out and try it!

Loved it!

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Genuinely nothing really happens except someone sitting in their slightly boring back garden. But if that’s your thing, you’ll love it! Should have been very edited.

Unfortunately, very dull

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