Geographical Magazine
THE WILD ISLES: An Anthology of the Best British and Irish Nature Writing, Edited by Patrick Barkham book review THE WILD ISLES: An Anthology of the Best British and Irish Nature Writing, Edited by Patrick Barkham book review Written by Elizabeth Wainwright Edited by Patrick Barkham • Head of Zeus
‘Forgive me: I was unable to repel the torrent of great nature writing springing from south-west England’, says Patrick Barkham (author of natural history books such as
Wild Child and
Islander) when explaining how he selected the 67 pieces for this anthology. Being Devon-raised and now living there again, I empathise – I haven’t been able to repel it either. There’s something in the wild weather that blows in over Cornwall that brings with it wonder and story-telling.