{"product_id":"my-body-is-a-meadow","title":"My Body is a Meadow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNext spring, the meadow will burst into rhythm again. My body is blooming too. I adopt the gentle cycle of flowering, resting and emerging. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor now, I am content breathing as one with the meadow.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToday, nearly one in four people are Disabled in the UK. Public rights of way are blocked in 32,000 places across England and Wales. \u003ci\u003eMy Body is a Meadow\u003c\/i\u003e writes into this troubling landscape. Passionate and political, it delivers a galvanising call for us to rethink how we live among nature and each other. Lyrical and personal, Bethany Handley invites readers to wheel alongside her as she explores ableism, climate justice and what nature means to her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn this journey, we discover the feral boar of the Forest of Dean and one of the first places in Britain to industrialise; how the metal and rubber of a wheelchair can become just as much a part of your body as skin and bone; why swifts rarely land and how maps tell a story of exclusion. Unearthing parallels between land ownership and privatised healthcare, loss of biodiversity and social marginalisation, \u003ci\u003eMy Body is a Meadow \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the lessons nature can teach us about inclusion and interdependence. This is a rallying cry for us to stop gatekeeping nature and work together to make it open to everyone. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCling Film\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003ci\u003eCling Film\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection that lifts many veils and lets in much-needed light and air'' \u003cb\u003eCarol Rumens, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Opens our eyes and minds to new ways of seeing and being'' \u003cb\u003eOwen Sheers, author of \u003ci\u003eSkirrid Hill\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Be careful, these poems will change the way you see the world''\u003cb\u003e Kim Moore, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Men I Never Married\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''For anyone who values life'' \u003cb\u003eJoshua Jones, author of \u003ci\u003eLocal Fires\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Glorious, necessary reading'' \u003cb\u003ePolly Atkin, author of \u003ci\u003eSome of Us Just Fall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I laughed for an hour alongside Bethany Handley and, while I was laughing, I forgot about my pain'' \u003cb\u003ethe Cyborg Jillian Weise, author of \u003ci\u003eCommon Cyborg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Breathtakingly raw and beautiful'' \u003cb\u003eConnor Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57483477188981,"sku":"9781035427505","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035427505.jpg?v=1786178645","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/my-body-is-a-meadow","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}