The Wildness: in Conversation With Anne Keer

The Wildness'The Wildness renders a pivotal time in history when two world views are on a collision course, in psychological depth it is as pitch-perfect as if she were hearing the characters speak, and she brings the living world alive on the page, profound and ensouled.

Written with catnip and the roots of oak, this is a spellbinding read.' - Jay Griffiths'The Wildness is a beautifully written nature fable for our time.

Haunting, and relevant.' - Hannah Bourne-TaylorAn eco-historical novel of love, land and resistance.As the Enlightenment dawns, Hannah Sentance finds herself increasingly disturbed by her husband Walter's unyielding desire to transform the land around their estate into an elite Gentleman's Park.

Local people will be evicted, an old way of life lost and an ancient oak tree felled.

A symbol of resistance, wildness and a young woman's love affair with nature, the tree embodies Hannah's struggle for a way of belonging.

But how can she - and it - survive?'Here you can find the roots and relevance to the multi crises of today, but also, a path out.

It illustrates beautifully how outliers can challenge and forge a new (old) relationship with nature, as well as one another across social boundaries, to form a new age of enlightenment.

A rural historical novel for our times, like the sun on your face through the shade of an ancient tree.' - Nicola ChesterAnne Keer lives on a hill in rural Mid Wales where nature and the land have shaped her ideas about the natural world.

Previously she worked as a journalist and in television documentary and drama.

She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Aberystwyth University and tries to give nature a bit of space on the land she and her partner look after.

The Wildness is her first novel.This event is brought to you by FOLDE Dorset in partnership with the Grosvenor Arms.If you dine at the Grosvenor on the day of this talk, you'll receive 10% off your food bill on presentation of your ticket.

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