Land Beneath the Waves - How the Natural World Helped One Woman Navigate Chronic Illness, Self-Acceptance and Belonging – One of BBC Wildlife’s best nature books of 2025

A moving, honest and revealing memoir of living with chronic illness, and an examination of the ways a relationship with the natural world can affect us, from debut author and nature writer Nic Wilson. Can Nic find the strength to face up to chronic illness in the past and present, and learn how to reach out for help?