Since childhood, Cynthia Fan has made plants her life's work - scientifically studying, artistically arranging, and simply obsessing over their surprising quirks and nature. In this, her debut collection of plant writing, Fan ponders the most profound questions of plant life - What exactly is a leaf? How does a plant think? - by delving into her own, as well as the world around her, whether it be in the South Africa of her birth, the China of her ancestors, or the blustery Britain in which she works today. Accompanied by her own photos and sculptural arrangements, Fan finds both plants and people in a constant dance of deception and adaptation, inviting her readers to marvel at the true fluidity of biology, the supremacy of serendipity, and the porous boundaries between self and environment.
| ISBN: | 9781918073034 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2026 |
| Author: | Cynthia Fan |
| Publisher: | Batis Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 180 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary essays |
Since childhood, Cynthia Fan has made plants her life's work - scientifically studying, artistically arranging, and simply obsessing over their surprising quirks and nature. In this, her debut collection of plant writing, Fan ponders the most profound questions of plant life - What exactly is a leaf? How does a plant think? - by delving into her own, as well as the world around her, whether it be in the South Africa of her birth, the China of her ancestors, or the blustery Britain in which she works today. Accompanied by her own photos and sculptural arrangements, Fan finds both plants and people in a constant dance of deception and adaptation, inviting her readers to marvel at the true fluidity of biology, the supremacy of serendipity, and the porous boundaries between self and environment.
Among Willows features in the following genres: Botanical art, Botany and plant sciences, Flower arranging and floral crafts
Among Willows is available in Paperback
Among Willows was written by Cynthia Fan and published by Batis Books
Among Willows has 180 pages
£17.09