Emma Mitchell

The Wild Remedy

How Nature Mends Us - A Diary (as seen on the BBC's Springwatch)

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 23/12/2021

ISBN: 9781789292909

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Lifestyle

Binding: Paperback

Size: 210 x 148 mm

Extent: 192 pages

Illustration: 40 colour photos and 100 colour illustrations throughout

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTESELLER

Emma Mitchell's richly illustrated and evocative diary – as seen on the BBC's Springwatchrecords her nature finds over the course of a year and shows how being in the wild benefits our mental and physical wellbeing.

'This is a beautiful, beautiful book, and I can't recommend it enough.' Sue Perkins
‘Emma's words are profound, her photography is inspiring and her illustrations are exquisite.’ Emma Freud
‘Emma's writing is precise, gorgeous and inspiring.’ Amy Liptrot
'An absolute joy.’ Joanna Cannon

Emma Mitchell has suffered with depression – or as she calls it, 'the grey slug' – for twenty-five years. In 2003, she moved from the city to the edge of the Cambridgeshire Fens and began to take walks in the countryside around her new home, photographing, collecting and drawing as she went. Each walk lifted her mood, proving to be as medicinal as any talking therapy or pharmaceutical.

In Emma's hand-illustrated diary, she takes us with her as she follows the local paths and trails, sharing her nature finds over the course of a year. Reflecting on how these encounters impact her mood, Emma's candid account of her own struggles is a powerful testament to how reconnecting with nature may offer some answers to today's mental health epidemic.

Written with Emma's characteristic wit and frankness, and filled with her beautiful drawings, paintings and photography, this is a truly unique book for anyone who has ever felt drawn to nature and wondered about its influence over us.

Sales points:

  • A unique and stunning design, featuring 40 colour photographs and 100 pen and ink and watercolour illustrations

  • Emma’s Instagram, @silverpebble2, has over 100,000 followers including Nigel Slater, Nigella Lawson, Emma Freud and India Knight

  • Emma Mitchell is the author of the much beloved Making Winter, described by Robert Macfarlane as ‘gentle, beautiful, skilled and creative’

  • Praise for The Wild Remedy: *’A beautiful book that explores the seasons in elegant prose accompanied by Mitchell’s charming illustrations. It’s a diary of nature, but also of how it can heal.’ – The Sunday Telegraph * ‘Emma Mitchell’s excellent The Wild Remedy… elaborate[‘s] stylishly the link between mental health and the ability to open ourselves up in open space.’ – The Guardian

About the Author:

Emma Mitchell

Emma Mitchell is a designer-maker, naturalist, illustrator and the acclaimed author of The Wild Remedy (2019) and bestselling Making Winter (2017) – over 50,000 copies have been sold in the UK and the US. She is a Guardian Country Diarist, has written and contributed seasonal creative projects for BBC Countryfile Magazine, Country Living, Mollie Makes and Breathe. Emma has appeared on Radio 4’s Ramblings and Woman's Hour, on BBC Countryfile’s winter special Emma records her daily nature finds with photographs and illustrations on her Instagram (@silverpebble2 – 105,000 followers) and X (@silverpebble –72,700 followers). She runs nature illustration courses: workshops.emmamitchell.net

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