{"product_id":"9781783966387","title":"Light Rains Sometimes Fall : A British Year in Japan's 72 Seasons - Lev Parikian","description":"\u003cp\u003e___See the British year afresh and experience a new way of connecting with nature - through the prism of Japan's seventy-two ancient microseasons. Across seventy-two short chapters and twelve months, writer and nature lover Lev Parikian charts the changes that each of these ancient microseasons (of a just a few days each) bring to his local patch - garden, streets, park and wild cemetery. From the birth of spring (risshun) in early February to `the greater cold' (daikan) in late January, Lev draws our eye to the exquisite beauty of the outside world, day-to-day. Instead of Japan's lotus blossom, praying mantis and bear, he watches bramble, woodlouse and urban fox; hawthorn, dragonfly and peregrine. But the seasonal rhythms - and the power of nature to reflect and enhance our mood - remain. By turns reflective, witty and joyous, this is both a nature diary and a revelation of the beauty of the small and subtle changes of the everyday, allowing us to `look, look again, look better'. It is perfect gift to read in real time across the British year. ___`A fresh new look at the microseasons of nature's calendar, seen through Lev Parikian's eyes - with his usual humour, attention to detail and beautifully written prose.' Stephen Moss `Buy this book. Plant it somewhere handy and whenever you're in need of a \"spark of joy\" pick it up and read a few pages. Its wit will make you smile. It will transport you to a wilder, gentler, more beautiful world.' Ann Pettifor\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lev Parikian","offers":[{"title":"272 pages \/ 19\/05\/2022 \/ Natural history","offer_id":57157979930999,"sku":"9781783966387","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781783966387.jpg?v=1780998067","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781783966387","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}