''Fabulous, a triumph, and it will remain a favourite forever.'' CHRIS PACKHAM
''A miniature masterpiece.''THE INDEPENDENT
''Charming and absorbing.'' THE TIMES
In celebration of its fifteen year anniversary, and including a new foreword by Helen Macdonald, this multi-award winning account of a close encounter with nature will delight readers everywhere.
While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with Neohelix albolabris - a common woodland snail.
Intrigued by the snail-s world - from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship acti
