'An extraordinary and powerful book,full of vitality. Every page celebrates the way traditional skills can shape who we are'Tristan Gooley'Lyrical,moving and never self-pitying...a lovely book' The TimesBen Short has a successful career in advertising,a flat in a trendy part of London,a flashy motorbike. But after years of suffering with anxiety,he's a wreck. A drastic change is needed.For a time,he finds solace working with a forester,then as an apprentice to a Gypsy woodman,setting up home in a dilapidated wagon with just a rescue dog for company. However,it is not until he feels the call of the furnace,a glowing charcoal kiln in the Dorset woods,that he can truly re-forge his thoughts,put the years of suffering behind him,and start afresh by immersing himself in the old ways of woods and fire.Exquisitely written and deeply honest,Burn is a hopeful story of transformation,a celebration of manual work and craft,and a love letter to the English countryside.'Beautifully written...reading it leaves you feeling ruffled but alive'Mail on Sunday
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781529370379Number of pages: 256Weight: 180 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 26 mm
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Lyrical,moving and never self-pitying...a lovely book.Short's story is as much about work as it is escape and landscape; he illuminates the value of doing rather than thinking. Beautifully written,Burn is melancholy and hopeful in equal measure. Like taking a forest ramble in changeable weather,reading it leaves you feeling ruffled but aliveAn intriguing,touching and beautifully written book,about how it feels to be in a dark place spiritually,to move into the woods but enter an increasingly lighter place,to be practising the ancient skills of coppicing and charcoal burning,to love a dog.In this candid memoir,(Ben) learns the benefits of living simply...above all,Ben discovers the joys of risking everything in the search for personal happiness.A most excellent read. Destined to become a classic in its field,much like Walter Rose's memoir,The Village CarpenterAn extraordinary and powerful book,full of vitality. Every page celebrates the way traditional skills can shape who we are.
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