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Understorey: A Year Among Weeds by Anna Chapman Parker is a beautifully crafted exploration into the world of weeds, capturing the hidden wonders of our everyday surroundings.
This enchanting book combines lyrical prose with stunning original line drawings, inviting readers on a journey through a year of observing these often-overlooked plants. As we navigate through gardens, along verges, and around municipal lampposts, weeds reveal a year-round spectacle of life that deserves our attention.
Inside Understorey, Chapman Parker meditates on the significance of these familiar yet ignored shapes. She poses critical questions: What do these plants teach us about our environment? How do they emerge, bloom, and fade throughout the seasons? By learning to notice them, we uncover a deeper connection to nature and our surroundings.
Receiving accolades from notable authors like Kerri n Dochartaigh, this poignant work encourages readers to embrace the art of paying attention, even to the smallest details around us. With its rich blend of art and literature, Understorey: A Year Among Weeds is a must-have for nature lovers and art enthusiasts alike.
ISBN: | 9780715655689 |
Author: | Anna Chapman Parker |
Format: | Paperback / softback |
Imprint: | Duckworth |
Publisher: | Duckworth Books |
Publication Date: | 01 May, 2025 |
Pagination: | 288 pages |
Weight: | 0g |
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
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Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’
Sherlock & Pages is a little bookshop with a big heart. We are based in Frome, Somerset, England and curate lists of books in the areas we are passionate about – landscape, nature, history, and heritage. In short, the conservation of all we’ve inherited and all we are responsible to pass on. We aim to inspire and be inspired, to form a literary culture of care and passion about this precious planet we call home.
This is a shop where you might find something you haven’t seen before, and we like to think we’ve got something for everyone. We choose each of our books with care and for a reason. This is because our physical store is small but beautifully formed, holding only around 1200 titles at any one time. We try and recreate the feel of the shop wherever we are online, to reflect our niche categories and personality.
We have an active social media presence and aim to share our story with all our friends. The long-term goal is to build a hub for the books and writers we believe in. Who knows where our adventure will lead but by supporting Sherlock & Pages you’re helping us to add a further layer of magic to our little corner of the world. If you haven’t visited our physical store, one day you might just make a literary pilgrimage down to Somerset.
Our tagline is ‘Long Live the Hedgerows’ and our symbol a hibernating dormouse. If you want to support an independent with a unique character and which will share stories with you for years to come, then choose Sherlock & Pages. The world needs bookshops with soul, for they are ‘citadels of light.’