{"product_id":"how-to-catch-a-mole-marc-hamer-9781771644792","title":"How to Catch a Mole: Wisdom from a Life Lived in Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this evocative and heart-wrenching memoir, a hard-working Welsh molecatcher reveals his double life as a poet and a dreamer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A wonderful memoir ... hands down the most charming book I read last year.\"--Margaret Renkl, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Catch a Mole\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is a small book of many things. In quiet, crystalline prose, it blends memoir, keen observations of nature, and ruminations about life, aging and death.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKneeling in a muddy field in the Welsh countryside, clutching a creature that is soft and blue-black, Marc Hamer vows he will stop trapping moles--forever. In this earnest, understated, and sublime work of literary memoir, the molecatcher shares what led him to this strange career and what caused him to stop: from sleeping among hedges as a homeless teen, to toiling on the railway, to weeding windswept gardens in Wales and witnessing the beauty of every living thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHamer infuses his wanderings with radiant poetry and stark, simple observations on nature's oft-ignored details\u003c\/strong\u003e. He also reveals how to catch a mole--a craft long kept secret by its masters--and burrows into the unusual lives of his muses. Moles, we learn, are colorblind. Their blood holds unusual amounts of carbon dioxide. Their vast tunnel networks are intricate and deceptive. And, like Hamer, they work alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written, life-affirming, and highly original, \u003cem\u003eHow to Catch a Mole\u003c\/em\u003e offers a gorgeous portrait of one man's deep, unbreakable bond with his natural surroundings, and offers hope and inspiration for anyone looking to improve their relationship with the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Hamer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771644796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771644792\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2019","brand":"Marc Hamer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049485955327,"sku":"9781771644792","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a562dec-bc60-4eb7-8f2b-17de508a138b.jpg?v=1685001773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-catch-a-mole-marc-hamer-9781771644792","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}