In All Weathers: A Journey Through Rain, Fog, Wind, Ice and Everything In Between

In All Weathers is a book that explores the power and beauty of British weather in all its wild and stormy forms. It encourages readers to embrace the weather as a positive presence in their lives and to appreciate the ways it transforms the light, textures, and colors of a landscape. The author, Matt Gaw, embarks on a series of walks across Britain to look at the weather from different perspectives and to explore how it is changing. The book is praised for its lucid and illuminating writing, its subtle sensuality and creatureliness, and its ability to inspire and refresh.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2024
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited

From the howling winds of Skye to the fen-sucked fogs of East Anglia, explore the power and beauty of British weather in all its wild and stormy forms.

"Beautifully written, wonderfully immersive, and utterly life-affirming. This book glows with a rare light." - Julian Hoffman

"In All Weathers pulls off the trick of shining a fresh light on our much-maligned climate. Mail on Sunday"

"In his glorious ode to the inclement, author and teacher Matt Gaw reveals how all weathers transform our relationship with the natural world - the secret is to open your senses and immerse yourself." - The Observer magazine

All too often, our weather is simply deemed as good (sunny) or bad (anything else), and our likelihood of venturing outside is governed by that simplistic judgment. But inclement weather can be beautiful, sublime, even fun. It transforms the light, textures, and colors of a landscape and influences our mood and behavior. It has inspired poets and artists, seeped into our language and folklore, and fundamentally shaped our way of life on these isles. It allows new worlds to emerge, shrouded in fog, splintered by ice, and refreshed by rain.

In In All Weathers, Matt Gaw embarks on a series of walks across Britain - through rain, fog, wind, ice, and snow - to look again at our most widely accessed experience of the natural world, exploring where our weather comes from, the ways it is changing, and how we can embrace it as a positive presence in our lives. It's time to throw open the doors, windows, and soul to the inspiring wildness of weather.

"Gorgeously immersive and exposing. Matt Gaws writing is lucid and illuminating, but with a subtle sensuality and creatureliness that means we almost walk in his skin. A journey of reconnection when we have lost our way." - The Independent

Weight: 352g
Dimension: 224 x 145 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781783967735