Philippa Forrester

Wild Woman

Empowering Stories from Women Who Work in Nature

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Produktbeschreibung

An engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes from Philippa Forrester about women who choose to live and work in the wild.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 128mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781399400862
• ISBN-10: 139940086X
• Artikelnr.: 72653352

Autorenporträt

Philippa Forrester is a well-known TV and radio presenter who has written and produced several award-winning nature documentaries. For six years, Philippa lived and worked in Wyoming encountering wolves, grizzly bears, moose and the odd cowboy. Since returning to the UK, she is rediscovering her own patch of wilderness, especially her favourite wild animal: otters.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: A Tsunami of the Soul
Chapter 1: The True Power of a Machete
Chapter 2: What Really is a Wild Woman, then?
Chapter 3: Memories - Scrambled Brain Anyone?
Chapter 4: Spekboom to Rebloom
Chapter 5: What I Can Do
Chapter 6: Perseverance
Chapter 7: The Groundwork
Chapter 8: Clearing the Way
Chapter 9: Woodswoman
Chapter 10: It isn't Just Tree Hugging
Chapter 11: A Visit to the Zoo
Chapter 12: Decades On
Chapter 13: Looking Back Again
Chapter 14: A Rewrite?
Chapter 15: A Fascination for Plants
Chapter 16: Knowing My Place
Chapter 17: Surviving Motherhood
Chapter 18: When Doing What it Takes Doesn't Work
Chapter 19: I Don't Believe in Signs
Chapter 20: Creation
Chapter 21: From Stick to Chick
Chapter 22: This Place is Buzzing
Chapter 23: Out of the Depths
Chapter 24: An Enduring Theme
Chapter 25: Acceptance
Chapter 26: Letting Go
Chapter 27: The Killer Menopause
Chapter 28: A State of Awe
Epilogue: Hugging the Bloody Tree
Notes
Acknowledgements
Index

Rezensionen

Forrester's research takes her around the world as she records anecdotes of daring, discovery and danger.