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  • Under the Stars

  • A Journey into Light
  • By: Matt Gaw
  • Narrated by: Luke Wright
  • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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By: Matt Gaw
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Publisher's Summary

Under the Stars is an inspirational and immersive call to reconnect with the natural world, showing how we only need to step outside to find that, in darkness, the world lights up.

Moonlight, starlight, the ethereal glow of snow in winter...when you flick off a switch, other forms of light begin to reveal themselves.

Artificial light is everywhere. Not only is it damaging to humans and to wildlife, disrupting our natural rhythms, but it obliterates the subtler lights that have guided us for millennia. In this beautiful exploration of the power of light, Matt Gaw ventures forth into darkness to find out exactly what we're missing - walking by the light of the moon in Suffolk and under the scattered buckshot of starlight in Scotland, braving the darkest depths of Dartmoor, investigating the glare of 24/7 London and the suburban sprawl of Bury St Edmunds and, finally, rediscovering a sense of the sublime on the Isle of Coll.
©2020 Matt Gaw (P)2021 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd
Nature & Ecology Travel Writing & Commentary
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Critic Reviews

"Gaw finds wonder in the dark.... This is a powerful and valiant plea for us all to see that, unlike in science fiction, light isn't always good." (BBC Countryfile Magazine)

"One of the most inspiring of our young nature writers, with a highly original journey into darkness and night." (Stephen Moss, naturalist and author of The Robin: A Biography)

"A beautiful and - no other word is more apt - luminous love letter to the night sky." (Julian Hoffman, author of Irreplaceable) 

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Eye opening

This has inspired me to get outside and explore the night. Passionately read really well done.

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