Anarchipelago
- 64pages
- 3 heures de lecture
'Anarchipelago' tells the semi-fictional tale of the Newbury Road protest camp, its characters and the politics around the events.
Jay Griffiths Livres
Jay Griffiths est une auteure profondément connectée à la nature sauvage, explorant des thèmes de liberté, de défi et de célébration de la vie au-delà des structures conventionnelles. Son écriture capture l'essence de l'esprit humain et son profond lien avec le monde naturel. La voix distinctive de Griffiths est à la fois poétique et évocatrice, entraînant les lecteurs dans un royaume d'émerveillement et de contemplation profonde. Elle offre une perspective unique sur la manière de vivre authentiquement et en harmonie avec la nature.
At the age of 10, Rowena Farre left the security of her parents' home in India and was sent to live with her aunt on a lonely croft in the wild and remote Highlands of Scotland. This autobiography offers insight into the private affectation of the raw Scottish Highlands on an unassuming young girl who made friendships with a talented seal.
A Time from the World
- 192pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Written by a woman who refused to acknowledge the social divisions that keep us apart, A Time From the World is an intimate account of a Gypsy culture that is repeatedly sensationalised, glamourised, demonised, and just plain misunderstood.
Kith
- 432pages
- 16 heures de lecture
Seeks to discover why we deny our children the freedoms of space, time and the natural world. Visiting communities as far apart as West Papua and the Arctic, as well as the UK, and delving into history, philosophy, language and literature, this book explores how children's affinity for nature is an essential and universal element of childhood.
A stark and lyrical account of the psyche in crisis from the author of Kith Tristimania tells the story of a devastating year-long episode of manic depression, culminating in a long solo pilgrimage across Spain. Recording the experience of mania as has rarely been done before, Jay Griffiths shows how the condition is at once terrifying and also profoundly creative, both tricking and treating the psyche. An intimate and raw journey, Tristimania illuminates something of the universal human spirit
A Love Letter from a Stray Moon reimagines the exceptional life and uncompromising art of Frida Kahlo. The inspiration for The Four Fridas production.
Tristimania
- 224pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Publisher's description. A stark and lyrical memoir of the steep descent into madness and the slow, agonizing recovery that follows. In 2013, Jay Griffiths suffered a devastating year-long episode of hypomania and extreme depression. Tristimania is the extraordinary, brave and painfully honest account of that year. Penguin
Wild
- 480pages
- 17 heures de lecture
Jay Griffiths describes an extraordinary odyssey, courageous and sometimes dangerous, to wildernesses of earth and ice, water and fire. It is also a journey into that greatest of uncharted lands - wild mind - as she explores the words and meanings which shape our ideas and our experience of our own wildness.
A Sideways Look at Time
- 418pages
- 15 heures de lecture
This book offers a profound and lyrical examination of how we perceive and navigate time in our daily existence. It delves into the intricacies of temporal experience, inviting readers to reflect on the moments that shape their lives and the significance of time in shaping human experience. Through its insightful prose, it encourages a deeper understanding of the relationship between time and our personal narratives.