Sightlines

In Sightlines, Kathleen Jamie reports from the field--from her native Scottish "byways and hills" to the frigid Arctic in fourteen enthralling essays. She dissects whatever her gaze falls upon--vistas of cells beneath a hospital microscope, orcas rounding a headland, the aurora borealis lighting up the frozen sea. In so doing, she questions what, exactly, constitutes "nature," and upends the idea that it is always picturesque. Written with precision, subtlety, and wry humor, Sightlines urges the reader: "Keep looking, even when there's nothing much to see."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 09/10/2013
ISBN: 9781615190836
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Award: John Burroughs Medal for Outstanding Natural History Writing - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/08/2013
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2013
Booklist 09/01/2013 pg. 27
Foreword 08/31/2013
Shelf Awareness 09/20/2013