A review by pezski
Findings by Kathleen Jamie

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

 
I'm not sure how to describe Jamie's essays, other than by superlative adjectives. She is usually noted as a nature writer, and many of the essays in this book do focus on nature, but not always. Each piece is contemplative, thoughtful, often profound musings; I hesitated at the use of that word as it suggests aimless thoughts but I think it apt. These are not narrative works in the strict sense: she does not describe and event or a journey so much as focus on certain aspects, and you realise she has circled and reiterated and extracted particulars to draw focus on some aspect of her life, and of the universal.


This is not a book to be rushed. Each essay needs to be savoured for its beauty, with a pause between to allow it to percolate into the brain and the soul