{"product_id":"9781399418997","title":"The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating : Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eFabulous, a triumph, and it will remain a favourite forever.' CHRIS PACKHAM'A miniature masterpiece.' THE INDEPENDENT'Charming and absorbing.' THE TIMESIn celebration of its fifteen year anniversary, and including a new foreword by Helen Macdonald, this multi-award winning account of a close encounter with nature will delight readers everywhere. While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with Neohelix albolabris - a common woodland snail. Intrigued by the snail's world - from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activities - she becomes a fascinated and amused observer of the snail's curious life. The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating reveals how much of the natural world we overlook in our busy daily lives, while affirming the extraordinary life of even the tiniest of species. A remarkable journey of survival and resilience, this beautiful book shows how a small part of the natural world can illuminate our own human existence and deepen our appreciation of what it means to be fully alive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Elisabeth Tova Bailey","offers":[{"title":"192 pages, Small chapter illustrations \/ 03\/07\/2025 \/ Prose: non-fiction","offer_id":56967577698679,"sku":"9781399418997","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781399418997_4fdf74be-84cc-4199-8860-822a3e22fc76.jpg?v=1779299863","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781399418997","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}