{"product_id":"the-lost-elms-mandy-haggith-9781035412341","title":"The Lost Elms: A Love Letter to Our Vanished Trees - And the Fight to Save Them: The Stunning New Nature Book from the 'Unofficial Poet Laureate of Ou","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e'Book of the day'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A captivating book' -\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Her enthusiasm is contagious.' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A meditation on life, culture and trees.' \u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eFRED PEARCE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Unofficial poet laureate of our woodlands.' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor millennia, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eelms shaped our landscape and our folklore;\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ethen they started dying.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew young people have seen a mature elm tree.\u003c\/b\u003e They once covered great swathes of Europe and North America, but Dutch elm disease has since killed hundreds of millions worldwide, forever altering our landscapes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Lost Elms is a love letter to our nearly vanished elms and a rallying cry for their long, slow fight back. It tells the gripping story of the scientists desperately trying to halt the disease's relentless progress, and shares the latest research uncovering the intricate links between elms and other species. Woven throughout is a deeply lyrical look at the tree's central place in our history, mythology, poetry and folklore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Crucially, there is hope. Recent breakthroughs reveal elms to be more resilient than we ever imagined. The Lost Elms shows how the strength of this noble tree can offer positive lessons for the future - lessons which one day might help us save other disappearing species. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mandy Haggith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1035412349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035412341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildfire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.69d","brand":"Mandy Haggith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520287781119,"sku":"9781035412341","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e5147cec-21b9-4531-991b-5719be1b9fc4.jpg?v=1778741858","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-elms-mandy-haggith-9781035412341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}