Losing Eden : Why our Minds Need the Wild - Lucy Jones (Non-fiction)
Today many of us live indoor lives, disconnected from the natural world as never before. And yet nature remains deeply ingrained in our language, culture and consciousness.
For centuries, we have acted on an intuitive sense that we need communion with the wild to feel well. So what happens, asks acclaimed journalist Lucy Jones, as we lose our bond with the natural world - might we also be losing part of ourselves?
Mudbound - Hillary Jordan
City-bred Laura, having turned 30, gives up all hope of ever getting married, until Henry McAllan enters her life. After a brief courtship they marry & start building a life together.
They are blessed with two children & live a comfortable life, but Henry dreams of land & the family farm that was lost by his father.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry - Rachel Joyce
When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone.
All he knows is that he must keep walking. To save someone else's life.