SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'Tender, connected and considered' - Chris Packham'Luminous' - Freya Bromley'Extraordinary' - Dr Amir Kahn'Uplifting, defiant, galvanising' - Sophie Pavelle'A tender, rambunctious song of undilutable adoration' - Amy-Jane BeerNature makes us feel things. It sparks awe, curiosity and a sense of beauty and commun...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE'Tender, connected and considered' - Chris Packham'Luminous' - Freya Bromley'Extraordinary' - Dr Amir Kahn'Uplifting, defiant, galvanising' - Sophie Pavelle'A tender, rambunctious song of undilutable adoration' - Amy-Jane BeerNature makes us feel things. It sparks awe, curiosity and a sense of beauty and commun...

Brought to you by Penguin*I lie on the rock to let my limbs dry after my immersion in the river. My bones warm. I have no towel but the moss is grateful for the additional moisture that I bring as the water runs off me and into its spongy web of roots and branches. I look up through the canopy and time freezes as the oak leaves drift gently backwards and forwards, dappling the light as it falls onto my body.I am home.*Reeling from the pain of devast...