The Wildness

As the Enlightenment dawns, Hannah finds herself increasingly disturbed by her husband Walter’s unyielding desire to transform the land around their estate into an elite Gentleman’s Park. Local people will be evicted, an old way of life lost and an ancient oak tree felled. A symbol of resistance, wildness and a young woman’s love affair with nature, the tree embodies Hannah’s struggle for a way of being and belonging. But how can she – and it – survive?

Blending historical fiction with urgent environmental themes, The Wildness draws striking parallels between the control of women and the exploitation of nature, asking what it takes to resist, and to rewild, in a world built on control.

‘An authentic, emotive and utterly enchanting read’ Hazel Prior
'The world needs this book' Ruth Padel
'Written with catnip and the roots of oak, this is a spellbinding read' Jay Griffiths