With stunning illustrations by Leanne Shapton, this beautiful new edition will help to raise awareness of the Woodland Trust, and vital funds. The authors have kindly donated their stories, enabling the Woodland Trust to plant five native trees for every copy of "Why Willows Weep" sold.
Yes No Close. We're still open for business - read our EU and Covid statements. Prothero Michael J. Benton Richard Fortey View All. British Wildlife. Weiter zu British Wildlife. Conservation Land Management. Weiter zu Conservation Land Management. Publisher: IndieBooks. Not to mention the good cause. Go and buy a copy. Jan 30, Debbie rated it really liked it Shelves: magic-square-challenge , poetry-plays-short-stories. Very beautiful book, filled with whimsical stories of why trees are I enjoyed it immensely, also each copy bought contributes 5 trees to be planted for The Woodland Trust.
Good stories and a worthy cause can't be beaten. View 2 comments. RA Many of these stories read like contemporary creation myths. The Cuckoo and the Cherry Tree flew in the face of evolutionary theory, but Ali Smith's scots pine story deftly combines fact with poetry in the shape of the man and woman's different outlooks.
Philippa Gregory's story was pure poetry in prose. A quibble is that holly trees are male and female; the female bearing the berries. When you think of the events of the holly story such an observation becomes significant. The first story in t RA Many of these stories read like contemporary creation myths. The first story in the collection made me realise just how many diverse uses wood was put to before plastic, even against trees themselves!
The silver birch story showed how hopeless men are at identifying trees. It always amazes me when people not only men can't even recognise the oak! The maple story by Tahmima Anam was a reminder of the dispossession of the Palestinian people by the construction of walls and illegal settlements.
And a suggestion of the way trees can help overcome petty human divisions through shared experience. I was surprised her favourite 'tree' was bamboo. Bamboo is a non-woody plant and member of the grass family.
Catherine O'flynn's lime tree piece was one of the stories that gave a sense of the longevity of trees compared to the brief existence of humans. But there is the fear those "soft fingers" are capable of terminating that very longevity. The longevity theme connected with Kate Mosse's story on the tree that truly lives through the ages: the yew.
I was disappointed with this contribution. As a strong theme was warfare across time, I was expecting the use of yew to fashion the longbows of the Hundred Years War would be mentioned. I think the omission left an incompleteness to the closing story. Generally the stories were good, but some author's seemed to lack knowledge of their topical species. Hence four stars.
Jan 25, Kate rated it really liked it. A sweet concept. A great cause -- the planting of trees in tree-denuded England. Most of the tales were wise. Some were pretentious. The book is definitely a good thing to buy. Its worth is on many levels. Jun 01, Kirsty rated it liked it Shelves: kindle , may Being a fan both of nature writing and short stories, I have wanted to read Why Willows Weep for quite some time. I really love the concept. Here are collected 'nineteen writers, nineteen UK native trees, nineteen grown-up fables', all of which have been specifically written for this collection.
I unsurprisingly really enjoyed Ali Smith's contribution here, but I found some of the others a bit odd. Many of them felt more like short essays than stories.
In all, I liked the idea behind the colle Being a fan both of nature writing and short stories, I have wanted to read Why Willows Weep for quite some time.
In all, I liked the idea behind the collection more than I liked the book itself. I read this as a selection of six stories from the larger collection. This is a review of the abridged version of Why Willows Weep, which is originally a collection of 19 stories. This book contains six stories and sales of this book support the Woodland Trust. When I originally started reading this book, I expected the stories to purely be about human experience from a human perspective — and I got something entirely different, and entir This is a review of the abridged version of Why Willows Weep, which is originally a collection of 19 stories.
When I originally started reading this book, I expected the stories to purely be about human experience from a human perspective — and I got something entirely different, and entirely wonderful.
The authors of each story give the trees their own unique personalities and have them tell us their stories, and with it a stark reminder of why we, as humans, should not take these awe inspiring creations for granted. The collection as a whole is a reminder that trees pre-date as humans and discuss how they have contributed to our evolution, as well as trees being a key part of the ecosystem around us. There is a key message of the need for us to re-establish our respect for trees and woodland if we want to continue to benefit from their natural resources.
Each story is stunningly written and cleverly intertwines information about why some trees have evolved the way they have and their identifying characteristics. This book would make a lovely and unusual addition to any book collection — I have no hesitation in awarding it five stars, and I will be looking out for a copy of the unabridged edition!
It always does. BBC News website : 'From weeping willows to mighty oaks'. Includes link to web page to buy book and a full audio recording of William Fiennes story.
Story and link to website, resulting from FMcM tweets and gardens hashtag. Dixon Hill blog : 'These are all titles of fables in an absolute gem of a book'. This blogger also runs an e-course about connecting with the landscape and is planning to add the book to the course resource list.
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