No matter where she is transplanted, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship, even in the strange and the unlovely. In her nonfiction debut, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the many places she has called home, from inhospitable plains to tall mountains in big sky country. The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. What the peacock can do is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life. a thing of wonder, the book that most took me by surprise this year' - Jini Reddy, author of Wanderland It is a very fine book indeed, truly full of wonder' - James Rebanks, author of Pastoral Song This book demands we find the eyes to see and the heart to love such things once more. 'Within two pages, nature writing feels different and fresh and new.
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