The Soaring Life of the Lark

Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside, inspiring poets, composers, and farmers. They inspire poetry and music, but we also capture and eat them. The Soaring Life of the Lark explores the music and poetry of one of Britain's most iconic songbirds.

Format: Hardback
Length: 112 pages
Publication date: 07 October 2021
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd

Skylarks are the heralds of our countryside, their music is the quintessential sound of spring. They inspire poets, composers, and farmers alike, and in the trenches of World War I, they were a reminder of the chattering meadows of home. Perhaps you were up with the lark or as happy as one.

History has seen us poeticize and musicize the bird, but also capture and eat them. We watch as they climb the sky, delight in their joyful singing, and yet we harm them too.

The Soaring Life of the Lark explores the music and poetry of one of Britain's most iconic songbirds, the lark. It also explores the breath-taking heights and struggle to survive of one of Britain's most iconic songbirds.

Praise for John Lewis-Stempel:

"Britain's finest living nature writer." - The Times

"Lewis-Stempel is a fourth-generation farmer gifted with an extraordinary ability to write prose that soars and sings." - Daily Mail

Weight: 198g
Dimension: 135 x 206 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857525802