About the Author

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Rob Cowen is an award-winning writer, hailed as one of the UK's most original voices on nature and place. His book Common Ground was shortlisted for the Portico, Richard Jefferies Society, and Wainwright Prizes and voted one of the nation's favorite nature books on BBC Winterwatch. His poems have featured on Caught By The River and in Letters to the Earth (Harper Collins). He lives in North Yorkshire.

Nick Hayes is a writer, illustrator, and print-maker. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Book of Trespass. He has published graphic novels with Jonathan Cape and worked for many renowned titles. He lives on the Kennet and Avon canal.

Praise For…

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'A dazzling collection of words and images.’ —Helen Jukes, author, A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings

‘Poignant and exquisite.’ —Lucy Jones, author of The Big Ones

 ‘Writing that finds light in the dark... Poignant, powerful, pressing.’ —Cal Flyn, author of Islands of Abandonment

 'So powerful, and rich, and true. Every line in The Heeding feels freshly discovered, full of urgency and clarity. This is an exceptionally moving and beautiful book.’ —Nick Drake, poet and author of Out of Range

‘Luminously hopeful… An invitation to appreciate the gifts of the moment, to pay attention to the natural world.’ --Kathryn Aalto, author of Writing Wild