{"title":"Books by Marc Hamer","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781529112498","title":"Seed to Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE 2021*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A wholly original, semi-autobiographical book on how to live, how to be calm and content with only a little, in a quietly humming garden' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautifully illustrated, \u003ci\u003eSeed to Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is a reflective and restorative account of a life lived in harmony with nature. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarc Hamer has nurtured the same twelve acres of garden for decades. It's rarely visited so he is the only person who fully knows its secrets. 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It has taught me a lot. I feel great love for it' MAX PORTER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of sixteen, Marc Hamer left home with only a rucksack and started walking. By day, he observed the animals and birds. By night, he slept under hedges, in woodlands and on riverbanks. It was the beginning of a life in nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears later, now working as a gardener and mole-catcher in the Welsh countryside, Marc tells of the experiences that have shaped him and of the wonders that he encounters each day. He considers, too, the fascinating ways of the mole and the myths that surround this curious creature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis beautiful, meditative book explores what nature can teach us about ourselves and our search for contentment. 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