I Can Hear the Cuckoo: Life in the Wilds of Wales

By: Kiran Sidhu

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Synopsis: "A beautiful and poetic meditation on loss, nature, and what matters in life." - Nigel WarburtonFrom the award-winning writer of The New Yorker short film, Heart ValleyKiran Sidhu never thought she could leave London, but when her mother passes away, she knows she has to walk out of her old life and leave her toxic family behind. She chooses fresh air, an auditorium of silence and the purity of the natural world - and soon arrives in Cellan, a small, remote village nestled in the Welsh valleys.At first, the barrenness and isolation is strange. But as the months wear on, Kiran starts to connect with the close-knit community she finds there; her neighbour Sarah, who shows her how to sledge when the winter snow arrives; Jane, a 70-year-old woman who lives at the top of a mountain with three dogs and four alpacas; and Wilf, the farmer who eats the same supper every day, and teaches Kiran that the cuckoo arrives in April and leaves in July. Tender, philosophical and moving, I Can Hear the Cuckoo is a story about redefining family, about rebirth and renewal, and respecting the rhythm and timing of the earth. It's a book about moving through grief and the people we find in the midst of our sadness - and what this small community in the Welsh countryside can teach us about life.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781856754989
Related ISBNs:: 9781856755009
Publisher:: Octopus
Date of Addition:: 05/11/23
Copyrighted By:: Kiran Sidhu
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Psychology, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.