"Important, inclusive, and beautifully written, this memoir details the life of a Disabled writer as she explores the links between disability and nature. "
Gosh this is powerful, and so very personal to the author as she explores our natural world and details the importance of its survival, its accessibility, and the links between health and nature. Bethany Handley grew up in the Welsh countryside at one with the environment around her. In her early twenties she became a wheelchair user and witnessed firsthand the blocks and barricades that prevented her from reaching the vital oxygen of the countryside she so loves.
The author writes with a beautiful energy, she herself is a force of nature, the words she uses are strong and awaken thoughts, feelings, and a level of understanding. It gifts a viewpoint, a glimpse of the pain of exclusion, a shout of activism, the value of the joy of our natural world. There is much to consider, to wonder at, to realise within these pages.
As well as reviewing, I also work for a charity for Disabled young adults and this is a book I want to go to the rooftops to shout about. So, I’ve not only chosen it as a Liz Pick of the Month, it also joins our LoveReading Star Books. Vital and compelling, My Body is a Meadow is a convincing call to understand the importance of nature, and ensure our countryside is accessible to everyone.
Since childhood, Bethany Handley has always felt most at home out in the wilds of the Welsh countryside. This all changed when Bethany became a full-time wheelchair user in her twenties and suddenly found herself padlocked out of the landscapes she belonged to.
Since childhood, Bethany Handley has always felt most at home out in the wilds of the Welsh countryside. This all changed when Bethany became a full-time wheelchair user in her twenties and suddenly found herself padlocked out of the landscapes she belonged to.Today, nearly one in four people are Disabled in the UK.
My Body Is a Meadow features in the following genres: Book Club Recommendations, Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Biographies & Autobiographies, Mind, body, spirit, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Disability: social aspects, Climate change, Memoirs, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Memoirs, Disability: social aspects, The countryside, country life: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Political activism / Political engagement, Restoration ecology / rewilding
Hardback. £18.00, down from the £20.00 cover price. In Stock.
My Body Is a Meadow was written by Bethany Handley and published by Headline an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
My Body Is a Meadow has 288 pages
£18.00, reduced from £20.00. In Stock.
