{"product_id":"the-eternal-season-stephen-rutt-9781783965731","title":"The Eternal Season: Ghosts of Summers Past, Present and Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eA soaring celebration of summer and a poignant journey into the changing nature of the British season - from the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWintering\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seafarers\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer is traditionally a time of plenty, of warmth, of breeding; a time to celebrate the abundance of nature teeming in our hedgerows, cities, marshlands and woodlands. But in the twenty-first century, 'summer' is becoming harder to define. The changing climate is bleeding our traditional distinctions into one another. Last February held days as warm as August. Or was it the other way around?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgainst the anxious backdrop of the global pandemic, Stephen Rutt seeks comfort and reassurance from nature in full bloom. But within his evocative exploration of the landscapes and wildlife that characterize the British summer, he also notes the disturbance to the traditional rhythms of the natural world: the wrong birds singing at the wrong time, the disruption to habitats and breeding, the myriad ways climate change is causing a derangement of the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Eternal Season\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is both a celebration of summer and an observation of the delicate series of disorientations that we may not notice when some birds still sing, while nature still has some voice, but which might be forever changing our perception of summer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Rutt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783965738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783965731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliott \u0026amp; Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Stephen Rutt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073247670527,"sku":"9781783965731","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa8ab90d-3da3-4182-b520-3a00c5f7e448.jpg?v=1685446697","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eternal-season-stephen-rutt-9781783965731","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}