The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating

Author Bailey, Elisabe Tova Published by Bloomsbury Wildlife ISBN 9781399418997 EAN 9781399418997 Bic Code DNC|PSVA6|VFJB9|WN Cover Hardback

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While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Tova Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a flowerpot alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her connection with Neohelix albolabris – a common woodland snail. Intrigued by the snail’s world – from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activities – she becomes a fascinated and amused observer of the snail’s curious life. ‘The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating’ reveals how much of the natural world we overlook in our busy daily lives, while affirming the extraordinary life of even the tiniest of species.